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He still wants that eighth title

Lewis Hamilton says he and Mercedes have "unfinished business" in F1, having this week signed a two-year contract that'll keep him on the grid until the end of 2025.The seven-time world champion missed out on a record eighth

Talk about job security, right?

You wait ages, and then... Mercedes has announced not one, but two driver contracts, with seven-time world champ Lewis Hamilton and race-winner George Russell retained for the next two seasons. Get in there Lew-orge!For Lewis, it ends months

He said it himself

Lewis Hamilton has firmly denied reports suggesting that he's in talks over an incredible switch to Ferrari, saying his new contract with Mercedes is almost ready to sign.His current deal with the team he joined in 2013 expires at the

Will this finally be able to compete with Red Bull again?

The Mercedes W14 has been revealed ahead of the 2023 F1 season, and it's taken the livery weight-saving we've seen on several other rival cars to a whole new level as the famous black livery of 2020 and 2021

Aside from playing the same role in Mercedes

Just six weeks after being snapped up as Mercedes' new reserve driver, Mick Schumacher finds himself playing the part of backup for two teams for the forthcoming season of Formula 1.The 23-year-old-who was dropped from his race seat

The Mika has spoken

George Russell ended his first campaign with Mercedes with a 25-point cushion over teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2022, and double world champion Mika Hakkinen has backed the 24-year-old to come out on top again next season.Many wondered how

‘Lauda Drive’ is at the heart of Merc’s F1 team technology campus in Brackley

Mercedes has renamed the main road running through its Formula 1 factory in Brackley in honour of Niki Lauda, with the street now known as 'Lauda Drive'. A lovely tribute, we think you'll agree."It's a true honour to unveil

It’s been a decade since his father drove for the team

Having vowed to get back on the grid following his departure from Haas, Mick Schumacher has landed a reserve driver role with Mercedes for the 2023 season.The 23-year-old had shown lots of promise in his rookie campaign in 2021,

Questions are now being raised whether or not F1 should change up its rules

True to form, Max Verstappen converted pole position into his 10th victory of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Perez to 109 points.However, it was neither of those

The One has rolled out

September 11, 2017: that's when we first laid eyes on the Mercedes-AMG Project One concept at the Frankfurt motor show, with power coming from a bona fide, championship-winning F1 engine.Except it turns out that sticking the most successful

That updated floor seems to have fixed the bulk of the car’s issues

This weekend's Spanish Grand Prix was, for once, quite exciting. Scorching track temperatures forced most teams onto a hectic three-stop strategy, there were battles for the lead, a cruel retirement, team orders drama, and even a rogue gust of wind

The Silver Arrows makes its return

After two seasons in an all-black, awareness-raising, anti-racism livery, Mercedes is back to its iconic silver for 2022. Yep, it's the return of the Silver Arrows, complete with dashes of Ineos red and Petronas green. Bit of a

The best way to spend an F1 break? With history lessons, of course...

This you probably know already: Max Verstappen claimed his first Formula 1 world title over the weekend, but Mercedes successfully defended its constructors' championship. What you might not know yet: Sir Jackie Stewart, a triple world champion himself, can take some pride

There’s more to life than titles and trophies

The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix created a Formula 1 Twitter storm like never before. Everyone seemed to have a view about how the race was run, but among all the post-race vitriol, there was a common theme: While Lewis Hamilton

It is what it is

Going into the Formula 1 championship showdown in Abu Dhabi, the one thing you could be pretty sure of was that the outcome would be controversial in some respect. No doubt that's why the Mercedes team had the foresight to include

There was no shortage of drama and controversy in the Abu Dhabi finale

Oh. My. God. Max Verstappen is the 2021 Formula 1 world champion after beating Lewis Hamilton to the checkered flag on the last lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, capping arguably the most titanic title battle in the sport's

Here’s a race-by-race summary

With Australia still not entertaining visitors due to COVID-19, the 2021 Formula 1 season's opening race was moved from Melbourne to Bahrain, where preseason testing suggested that Mercedes' long-running dominance at the front could be under threat. But we'

Saudi Arabia’s inaugural grand prix will be critical in the title battle

The 2021 season has been the longest and one of the most closely fought Formula 1 championships of all time, but it's entirely possible that we could see an overall winner at this weekend's penultimate round in Saudi Arabia. While

Here’s a quick breakdown of things after an action-packed Grand Prix

With six winners from four different teams so far, and the World Championship on a knife edge between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, 2021 is set to go down in history as a classic season. True to form, this past weekend's

After a brilliant Russian GP performance

We knew it would be on the cards at some stage this season, but he's finally done it: Lewis Hamilton has taken the checkered flag at a grand prix for the 100th time, becoming the first driver to hit triple figures