Having fallen further adrift of F1 2023's dominant team Red Bull, Mercedes soon decided sticking to its unique floor and sidepod concept was a mistake.It started working... read more »

George Russell has criticised Max Verstappen for how he reacted to their opening lap collision at last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The duo came together at Turn 2,... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff asserts that giving its drivers a car they have more confidence in is more important to its hopes of catching Red Bull than adding downforce. The... read more »

After missing its performance targets for the start of the 2023 F1 season and falling further behind to Red Bull, Mercedes made the drastic decision to change its W14... read more »

The Mercedes driver enjoyed the stronger launch in Saturday's sprint race to dive up the inside of fourth-starting Verstappen into Turn 1 in Baku and the duo continued to... read more »

Verstappen, who had qualified third, was hounded by fast-starting Russell into the first sequence of 90-degree left-handers of the Baku City Circuit.An aggressive Russell... read more »

Max Verstappen was enraged by what he claimed was 'ridiculous' contact from George Russell in the opening seconds of the Azerbaijan sprint race, leaving a hole in his... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton believes the technical shake-up at the team will help its efforts to climb back to the front of the Formula 1 grid. Having ended last season in... read more »

After persisting with its troubled 2022 concept, Mercedes found out even before the season started that it had likely made the wrong decision and instead devoted its... read more »

The 2023 season hasn't started the way eight-time champions Mercedes wanted, but is it as simple as changing their unconventional sidepod design? Sam Collins takes a look... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has slammed Mercedes for failing to listen to his complaints about last year’s car when constructing its W14 package for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Despite... read more »

David Coulthard says that Toto Wolff's assessment of the W14 car is a "blow" to Mercedes’ Formula 1 design team. At the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Wolff... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the German team’s current aerodynamic concept is not going to work. Following a tough 2022 campaign, the Brackley-based... read more »

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has explained the team's thinking behind their key development for the 2023 F1 season.  read more »

His comments suggest that while the team is planning to move away from the "size-zero" design introduced in Bahrain a year ago on the W13, it won't necessarily... read more »

Now we've seen 2023's F1 race cars on track, the actual aero tech behind the speed cannot be hidden any longer. We've seen various front wing designs, floor... read more »

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot admits that the German team could give up on its zero-sidepod philosophy, but not yet. read more »

Mercedes reportedly already has a B-spec package in mind as a contingency plan in case its revolutionary zero sidepod concept fails to produce the desired results again in... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that Mercedes could change its unique narrow sidepod design going forward but asserted that its poor performance in 2022 was not... read more »

2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button says he is "surprised" Mercedes did not change their 'zero sidepod' concept during the off-season.  read more »

The German manufacturer launched its new W14 at Silverstone on Wednesday, with the car featuring a more aggressive version of the 'zero-pod' concept that it ran with... read more »

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes are planning future upgrades that will change the distinctive sidepod design on their 2023 F1 car.  read more »

McLaren, like many of its rivals, switched its sidepod concept during 2022, moving away from the narrow rear body design that it employed at the start the season to something... read more »

The Woking-based team unveiled its new MCL60 at its factory on Monday evening. The car features some bold aerodynamic steps compared to its 2022 challenger, including a much... read more »

The sidepod shape on Williams' 2023 F1 car will be "the most obvious visible difference" compared to the team's predecessor.  read more »