As part of an effort by grand prix racing's chiefs to improve overtaking, F1 switched to a ground effect rules concept from the start of the 2022 season. But the nature of... read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison believes Formula 1’s return to ground effect machinery is “not great” due to the super-stiff low ride heights needed to extract... read more »

New Mercedes technical director James Allison has ripped up his predecessor's concepts, providing the Brackley-based team with a car more suited to Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has urged his team to avoid a "victim complex" as they seek a title-winning comeback in F1's 2024 season. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has denied that the team’s ‘zeropod’ concept was the “decisive factor” in its struggles over the previous two Formula 1 seasons. The... read more »

James Allison has admitted Mercedes failed to capitalise on an F1 rule change for the 2023 season, despite pushing for it in the first place.   read more »

Mercedes need to focus on recovering their form and returning to winning ways rather than dwelling on the recent past, according to technical director James Allison. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has denied that the team's zeropod concept was solely to blame for their lack of competitiveness in 2023. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison insists the team is aiming to challenge for the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship with a "pretty ambitious program" on its... read more »

James Allison has denied that Mercedes' sidepods were the reason for their underperformance this year. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has said that the team need to provide seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate George Russell with better... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the team exceeded expectations in F1 2023 by securing second in the constructors' championship. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has revealed that discussions have begun to introduce a race cap for all F1 personnel, amid concerns of staff struggling to cope with... read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has revealed that discussions have begun to introduce a race cap for all F1 personnel, amid concerns of staff struggling to cope with... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are capable of winning the 2024 F1 world drivers' championship "with the... read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has revealed that a dialogue has begun to introduce a race cap for all Formula 1 personnel. The 2024 F1 calendar is scheduled to... read more »

James Allison has revealed that talks with the FIA are underway to limit the amount of races that team personnel can attend. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed he struggled to come to terms with the transformation of the Mercedes car, shifting from success to a challenging phase,... read more »

Mercedes' technical director James Allison has revealed that the team fragmented during the early part of 2022, slipping into a 'destructive pattern'. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison admits the team got into a "destructive pattern" after it suffered a crisis of confidence during its surprise slump in 2022.... read more »

James Allison has admitted that Mercedes became "fragmented" in the team's desperate bid to turn around the competitiveness of their F1 car.  read more »

High-speed overtakes, three different leaders, two safety cars, but only one winner. The streets of Las Vegas gave us one of the most thrilling races of 2023, as Max Verstappen... read more »

James Allison sent an email to the Mercedes factory in the aftermath of the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix explaining his surprise at their terrible performance. read more »

James Allison has revealed that Mercedes' poor Brazilian Grand Prix performance caught the team off guard having expected to be in contention for the podium. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has accepted that his team were off the boil at the Brazilian Grand Prix and revealed where their weaknesses were across the weekend. read more »