Lewis Hamilton returned to the cockpit of the Mercedes W13 for the first time since November as he tested for Pirelli in France. read more »

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George Russell has made his first on-track appearance of the year at the Circuit Paul Ricard in a two-day tyre test. read more »
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Russell and Hamilton are set to embark on their second season as Mercedes team-mates in the 2023 campaign, which will follow the difficult 2022 season where Mercedes' W13... read more »
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The W13 came to be most closely associated with the porpoising problem that impacted every F1 team to some extent during the first season of the championship returning to... read more »
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George Russell's three years with Williams helped him adapt quicker to Mercedes' W13 car in 2022 than Lewis Hamilton was able to, according to Andrew Shovlin. read more »
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The German car manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging 2022 campaign, where it struggled initially with high levels of porpoising on its W13.However, an intensive... read more »
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George Russell sees no reason why Mercedes cannot be in the fight for titles in 2023 based on the way they were able to improve their W13 in 2022. read more »
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George Russell has revealed Mercedes was forced to "bin" its early development of the W13 after problems with porpoising became evident last term. read more »
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Mercedes' 2022 challenger has gone down as its worst since it became a regular title-winning force at the start of the V6 hybrid era in 2014, with the first Silver Arrow... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted there are areas of the W13 he can be proud of and take forward for the future in F1. read more »
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After a difficult start to last season, as Mercedes battled excessive porpoising with its W13, the German car manufacturer made good gains over the second half of the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the way Lewis Hamilton reacted to a difficult season was admirable after he endured a first win-less season of his career in 2022. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton found it frustrating that Mercedes would often make a step forward in one race only to go back a step in the next during the 2022 season. read more »
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Toto Wolff has described Mercedes' situation when creating the W13 as the "perfect storm" after a difficult campaign. read more »
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Mercedes has opened up on the impact its bouncing 2022 Formula 1 car had on the Power Unit, claiming that it caused damage to the engines. In the early stages of the 2022... read more »
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But the German car manufacturer certainly would never have predicted the kind of difficulties it faced with its W13.Having suffered the most extreme porpoising on the grid,... read more »
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Having no budget cap in 2022 would not have solved the problems that affected Mercedes' W13 car, according to Team Principal Toto Wolff. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has claimed it felt as though Mercedes was dealing with 'a ghost in the car' as it fought against issues with its troublesome W13 over the course of... read more »
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After struggling to overcome early-season porpoising problems, Mercedes faced a number of false dawns with its W13 when it appeared that updates had resolved the majority of... read more »
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Mercedes saw its streak of eight consecutive constructors' championship victories come to an end this year as it struggled to get to grips with the new technical... read more »
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After a run of eight successive constructors' championship titles since 2014, Mercedes found itself on the back foot with the W13, which struggled with porpoising and a... read more »
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After winning eight constructors' titles in a row, Mercedes endured a tricky campaign through 2022 as it struggled to match Red Bull and Ferrari under the new... read more »
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Toto Wolff says Mercedes did not take a "stupid pill" when designing their troubled W13 car, which was to blame for a disastrous F1 2022 campaign. read more »
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After winning eight consecutive constructors' championships, Mercedes endured a difficult first year under the revised technical regulations in 2022, initially struggling... read more »
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Toto Wolff is adamant Mercedes 'did not take a stupid pill' when designing the W13 despite delivering a blunt assessment of his team's shortcomings this year. read more »
Next Grand Prix
21st of November 2022
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Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Max Verstappen | 454 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | 308 |
3 | Sergio Perez | 305 |
4 | George Russell | 275 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | 246 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | 240 |
7 | Lando Norris | 122 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | 92 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | 81 |
10 | Valtteri Bottas | 49 |
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 759 |
2 | Ferrari | 554 |
3 | Mercedes | 515 |
4 | Alpine Renault | 173 |
5 | McLaren Mercedes | 159 |
6 | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 55 |
7 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 55 |
8 | Haas Ferrari | 37 |
9 | AlphaTauri RBPT | 35 |
10 | Williams Mercedes | 8 |