Mercedes technical director James Allison has confirmed that the technical failures resulting in a double DNF in Austria were not connected to the recent upgrade. read more »

Technical Director James Allison answers your questions about the 2018 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - including why we didn't pit Lewis under the VSC and why teams were... read more »

Following the FIA investigation into Ferrari and their Energy Recovery System, both James Allison and Lorenzo Sassi were named as those who requested the checks to be made. read more »

Toto Wolff feels Mercedes were "thrown under the bus" after James Allison and Lorenzo Sassi were named as the reason for the Ferrari investigation read more »

Toto Wolff has expressed his frustration at the FIA for revealing Mercedes Formula 1 technical director James Allison and engine man Lorenzo Sassi helped prompt an... read more »

James Allison is pleased the team finally took their first win of the season, but is disappointed for Bottas following his retirement read more »

James Allison says a lot of work went on overnight to cure the handling issues Mercedes suffered on Friday in Baku, with the team being rewarded with second and third spots on... read more »

Mercedes will look into improving their pace overnight in Baku after ending more than three-quarters of a second down on Red Bull on Friday. read more »

Today's press conference with James Allison, Mario Isola and Paul Monaghan. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has admitted his team was too slow in responding to Sebastian Vettel's strategy in Bahrain. read more »

The Mercedes team "cannot help but wonder" how the Bahrain race would have been different, following a narrow defeat read more »

Mercedes' technical director says the race performance for Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton should be stronger than it was in Qualifying. read more »

Mercedes failed to top either free practice session in Bahrain on Friday, and James Allison says there is still a lot of work to do to make the W09 competitive this weekend. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says the team's pace doesn't mean anything if they can't handle "the cards that the race can deal to you" read more »

James Allison is both delighted and disappointed following qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with Hamilton on pole and Bottas on the side of the road read more »

Mercedes topped both Friday sessions at Albert Park thanks to Lewis Hamilton with Valtteri Bottas second, then third. read more »

Mercedes completed more than one thousand laps across the eight days of pre-season testing. read more »

James Allison calls 1,040 laps of reliable running as "chastening" for Mercedes having not even reached the edge of the life cycle of its power unit components. read more »

Mercedes techical director James Allison has singled out Red Bull as potentially the biggest threat to Mercedes F1 title hopes in 2018.  read more »

James Allison reckons Red Bull could be the primary opposition that battles with Mercedes for the championship in 2018. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has singled out Red Bull as potentially the champion team's main threat in the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Comparing the Mercedes W09 to its 2017 predecessor, among other things James Allison reveals the new sidepods are worth 0.25s a lap. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison says his team has found 0.25s in performance from the work around its new car's sidepods alone. read more »

Mercedes' James Allison explains how the team found one-quarter of a second on its 2018 car just by redeveloping its sidepods. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has said that the new sidepod design which features on the W09 will be worth around a quarter of a second of improvement. read more »