Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has clarified why the team double-stacked Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton during an off-the-pace season finale in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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James Allison answers your Sakhir Grand Prix questions – from what the engine issue was that George reported over the radio, to why we kept Valtteri out longer for the first... read more »
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Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said an issue with team radio was behind the botched double-stack pit stop in Sakhir. read more »
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A detailed look at how Mercedes messed up its double-stack pit stop and cost George Russell his first Formula One victory. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said Mercedes' double-stack pit-stop blunder had "destroyed" his Sakhir Grand Prix after the team fell below their normal "bulletproof"... read more »
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Toto Wolff was able to succinctly describe Mercedes' Sakhir Grand Prix as a "colossal f*** up" after a botched double stack ruined their race. read more »
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With just three races to go, some inter-team battles are already settled, but others look set to go down to the wire. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was left puzzled by his lack of pace at F1's British GP nd insists something "doesn't stack up" regarding his weekend-long struggles. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was at a loss to explain his poor performance at the British Grand Prix, where he finished tenth as teammate Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari's second... read more »
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After starting and finishing P10, Sebastian Vettel says he doesn't know why he struggled so much at the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says something "doesn't stack up" over the struggles he faced with his Ferrari throughout the Formula 1 British Grand Prix read more »
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown says Ferrari's arguments against a major budget cap reduction to save smaller teams are 'contradictory' and 'don't stack up' read more »
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Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner believes that this weekend's Australian Grand Prix is an 'unknown' for the team, as the American team prepares for the... read more »
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Ferrari insists it is not playing games or trying to hide its performance, so how does its true test pace stack up against rivals Mercedes? read more »
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Lewis Hamilton received a 'stack of cease and desist' letters from Bernie Ecclestone read more »
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Mercedes is in the process of deciding between Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon to be Lewis Hamilton's team-mate in Formula 1 next year. It's a tough call for team... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton might have inadvertently cost Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas second place at the Monaco Grand Prix, by slightly compromising the team's double-stack... read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, delves into some fan questions on the Monaco GP - from why we chose Medium tyres for Lewis, to the reasons behind the double stack... read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff made the initial suggestion for his team to undertake a double-stack pit stop in China. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feared Mercedes' decision to double-stack him behind Lewis Hamilton in the pits on Sunday would cost him a shot at the Chinese Grand Prix podium. It... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admitted he felt doomed to defeat when Mercedes 'double stacked' its Formula 1 cars in the Chinese Grand Prix pitstops, but now accepts it was the... read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says the team's successful execution of its double pit stop in China was a "particularly proud moment". read more »
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Any hopes that Sebastian Vettel had left all of his on-track errors behind in 2018 were dashed when he spun in battle with Lewis Hamilton in the Bahrain Grand Prix. But what... read more »
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Analysis: How do they stack up compared to 2018? read more »
Chinese Grand Prix
15th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 10 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 7 | Oliver Bearman | 6 |
| 8 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 43 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 27 |
| 3 | McLaren | 10 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 8 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 6 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 4 |
| 7 | Audi | 2 |
| 8 | Alpine | 1 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |

