Why is Mercedes carrying out changes to its F1 technical department and what does James Allison's role swap mean for the team? read more »
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Mike Elliott will take over from James Allison from July 1 as technical director of Formula One champions Mercedes, the team announced on Friday. read more »
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Mercedes F1 technical director James Allison will step back from his role this July, the team have confirmed. read more »
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Team boss Toto Wolff is delighted that James Allison is staying with the Mercedes family and will be his "sparring partner" in the years to come. read more »
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James Allison will begin a newly created role entitled Chief Technical Officer (CTO) following a reshuffle of Mercedes technical department. read more »
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Mercedes' James Allison is to step aside from this role as technical director as part of a succession plan aimed at focusing on F1's next era. read more »
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Mercedes has announced a change in their 'technical leadership structure' with James Allison to become their new chief technical officer on July 1. read more »
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Allison, who joined the team at the start of 2017, is to become Mercedes' chief technical officer from 1 July, and will take charge of longer term strategic planning.His... read more »
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Mercedes has announced a restructuring of its senior management positions, with Mike Elliott to become its new Technical Director, and James Allison taking on a newly-defined... read more »
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James Allison says that how much the new regulations have benefited high-rake cars is a big question that nobody knows the answer to yet. read more »
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James Allison says that Mercedes never considered a three-stop strategy in Bahrain as it "would have been instant death" for them. read more »
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Mercedes technical boss, James Allison reveals that the team's live simulation tools were as mystified as the rest of us when it came to predicting the outcome of... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has hailed Lewis Hamilton's final laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix as "inch-perfect" and delivered with "a degree of... read more »
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James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen. read more »
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As you might expect after the intense Bahrain Grand Prix… there’s a lot to unpack in our first F1 Race Debrief of the 2021 season! read more »
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Mercedes technical boss, James Allison has described the aero rules introduced this season as "regulatory vandalism". read more »
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Parts of this year’s car may look familiar… but for us, the W12 very much feels like a new friend read more »
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This season is going to be a huge test for Mercedes, with the team having to do just about enough to retain performance levels for 2021, whilst putting as much time as possible... read more »
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The reigning world champions have unleashed their 2021 challenger, the W12 alongside drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Team Principal Toto Wolff and Technical... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison confirmed that the team are keeping key developments on the W12 secret to buy a "couple of weeks". read more »
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Like its rivals, Mercedes had two development tokens to use on its new car, however technical boss, James Allison is refusing to say how his team used theirs. read more »
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Mercedes has unveiled its new car for the forthcoming Formula 1 season and while there was "a rather sexy bulge" and it was "dressed in new clothes",... read more »
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Mercedes are keeping certain elements of its W12 a secret for as long as possible, with technical director James Allison refusing to divulge where it has spent its two... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has said the team has spent an "intense period in the wind tunnel" attempting to regain downforce lost through regulation... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has described the adaption to Formula 1's new budget cap as "a huge challenge" for the team. read more »
Spanish Grand Prix
14th of June 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 156 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 90 |
| 3 | George Russell | 88 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 75 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | 60 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 58 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 43 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 29 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 26 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 26 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 244 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 165 |
| 3 | McLaren | 118 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 72 |
| 5 | Alpine | 41 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 39 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Williams | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |

