Mercedes technical director James Allison agrees with many a fan, the team's decision to pit Lewis Hamilton under the late Safety Car in Brazil was "just plain... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison called giving Lewis Hamilton the opportunity to pit under the final Brazilian Grand Prix safety car "dumb"... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison says Ferrari no longer have the speed advantage they had built up after missing out on back-to-back pole positions. read more »
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Ferrari's inability to score pole position at the last two Formula 1 grands prix having held a strong qualifying advantage before that is "interesting", says... read more »
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James Allison says the strength shown within the Mercedes team is 'utterly remarkable' and winning six consecutive title doubles is an amazing feeling. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed the reason for Lewis Hamilton's apparent slump in Q3 at COTA. read more »
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From what happened to Lewis in Q3, to why we split our strategies at COTA... James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your questions from the US GP! read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen has partnered with Jesse James of West Coast Choppers to launch the KIMI range of merchandise. read more »
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James Allison, Technical Director, tackles your Mexican GP queries - from how damaged Lewis's car was after that lap one clash, to why we pitted him so early... read more »
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F1 must balance out its "Darwinian" nature in its bid to create greater competition among teams with the 2021 rules shake-up, according to Mercedes technical chief... read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles admits that the team were caught out by how little the soft tyre degraded at the Russian GP. read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your Russian GP queries - from why we started on the Mediums, to how Valtteri kept Leclerc behind and more! read more »
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Today's press conference with Laurent Mekies, James Allison, Mario Isola and Paul Monaghan. read more »
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McLaren technical director James Key says there will be some "conceptual changes" for their 2020 car as they look to tweak their philosophy. read more »
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Tempers boiled over in the Singapore night heat as the airwaves were filled with profanity and joy around the Marina Bay Street Circuit For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Charles Leclerc figured out Mercedes through his battle with Lewis Hamilton says the team's motorsport strategy director James Vowles. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles believes Sebastian Vettel could have proved a big problem at Monza if he hadn't have spun. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles says that putting Lewis Hamilton on the hard tyres at Monza would have been "devastating". read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your queries about the Italian Grand Prix - from what happened in Q3, to why we opted for the Medium tyre... Don't... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished second and third in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, a result James Allison says Mercedes can be pleased with despite missing out... read more »
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From Kimi Raikkonen's partying to the inside information on Enzo Ferrari from Luca Di Montezemolo and a lesson in how not to introduce yourself to Lewis Hamilton by... read more »
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Williams has hit rock bottom in Formula 1 this year, but its struggles have sparked it into action behind the scenes to make sure the pain of 2019 is not repeated. In this... read more »
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Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles says "morsels of data" from Friday practice helped the Formula 1 team predict how Max Verstappen's tyres would... read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, dives into all the hot topics from the Hungarian GP - from the damage to Valtteri's car on lap one, to the big call that... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles admits his team is mystified as to how Lewis Hamilton managed to post a new lap record on hard tyres that were 32 laps old. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |

