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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mark Webber's choice of Williams over Renault for 2005 denied him the opportunity to fight for wins and world titles. But JAMES NEWBOLD argues that, while regrettable, the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have received nominations for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards. Hamilton, who last year won a seventh Formula 1 world title, has been... read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has explained the extent to which this year's aerodynamic restrictions have reduced downforce levels compared to last season. read more »

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 »

McLaren technical director James Key does not think it will take much of the 2021 season for teams to return to 2020 downforce levels. read more »

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 »

Mercedes technical boss, James Allison admits that keeping to the budget has been a huge challenge for the German team. read more »

James Key says the Mercedes unit used to be the "benchmark" but the reality is there is "now very little separating" the different engines. read more »

Formula 1 teams should be close to recovering all the downforce lost with new aero rules in the early stages of the 2021 season, reckons McLaren technical director James Key read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has said the reigning champions are already thinking "very seriously" about the 2022 Formula 1 regulation changes. read more »

The new budget cap regulations for the 2021 Formula 1 season will provide a “huge challenge” for Mercedes, according to Technical Director James Allison, given its prior use of... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has outlined the fears and worries that are gnawing away at the team ahead of the new Formula 1 season. read more »

As we count down the days to the reveal of the W12 we checked-in with James for an update from Brackley.  read more »

Team boss, Andreas Seidl and technical boss, James Key pay tribute to their colleagues as, in addition to the challenge of dealing with COVID protocols, McLaren has changed... read more »

James Key says there are always opportunities when designing a new car, with McLaren looking for more progress after switching to Mercedes power for 2021. read more »

McLaren's new MCL35M has still managed to incorporate some "fresh ideas" despite the homologation limits of Formula 1's 2021 rules, according to technical... read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has said "it is a shame" Formula 1 introduced rules reducing aerodynamic loads for the coming season but conceded "it had to... read more »

James Key believes Ricciardo is more than capable of filling the gap created by the departure of Carlos Sainz Jr. at McLaren. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key believes the team has pinpointed the cause of the issues that affected last year's car when in blustery conditions ahead of the new... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed the introduction of the cost cap from this year has proven to be particularly taxing for the team. read more »

Formula 1 had to tweak this year's aerodynamic rules or risk "outgrowing" the tyres and circuits, says Mercedes technical director James Allison. read more »