Frederik Vesti will take part in opening practice with Mercedes at Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, driving George Russell's W16.Vesti, the 2019 Formula Regional... read more »
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli has disclosed that he made a breakthrough at the Japanese GP that has heightened his confidence with Mercedes' 2025 F1 car. The post Kimi Antonelli... read more »
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McLaren's pace advantage over Mercedes is a hurdle to clear without the distraction of fixing handling issues with Mercedes' W16... read more »
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"The W16 has proved a stable and consistent platform so far, and a car that the drivers feel confident in." read more »
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Mercedes have started the season strongly, but are looking to bring more performance to the W16. read more »
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Charles Leclerc explained what he meant after referring to the Mercedes W16 as a "dragster". read more »
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Toto Wolff hailed the "maturity" Andrea Kimi Antonelli showed in securing a sixth-place finish in the F1 Chinese GP with a damaged Mercedes W16. The post How Kimi... read more »
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Mercedes head to China level with McLaren in the early Constructors' Championship standings. read more »
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George Russell has revealed Mercedes has "some things in the locker" that will help to cure the weaknesses that have remained embedded in the team's W16 F1 car.... read more »
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Mercedes believes that it has made "good steps" towards addressing the weaknesses that plagued it in 2024 with the team's W16 car based on F1 pre-season... read more »
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Having made a good impression during the three-day pre-season testing in Sakhir, Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin insisted that the initial signs... read more »
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Having made a strong impression during the three-day pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, George Russell sounded a positive note when assessing... read more »
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is "a bit worried" about the performance of the new W16 in Bahrain's cooler testing temperatures. read more »
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A small duct that's likely being used to overcome a persistent problem for Mercedes in year's gone by has been discovered on the W16 read more »
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Mercedes have performed back-to-back tests with two different nose configurations during the morning session on day one of the pre-season test read more »
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George Russell has admitted it is "quite a stretch" to expect Mercedes to be in title contention in F1 in 2025, despite being satisfied with his initial laps in the... read more »
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Ted Kravitz calls the Mercedes W16 a "silver-black-and-grey Red Bull", just "more extreme" read more »
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Join Kimi Antonelli as he completes his first lap in the W16 on our filming day at Bahrain International Circuit. #F1 #MercedesAMGF1 #KimiAntonelli Don't forget to like,... read more »
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Having unveiled their 2025 F1 car, the W16 on Monday, Mercedes' technical director James Allison has revealed that the Brackley-based outfit has been focused "on... 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 |