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Rosberg extends his Mercedes deal
Nico Rosberg has signed what Mercedes calls a “multi-year” extension to his deal with the team. The German is currently in his fifth season with the manufacturer, having joined in 2010. “Nico has been...
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Nico Rosberg: “We’ve got some new challenges to rebalance the car”
Nico Rosberg admits that Mercedes had some work to do today to adjust to life with a FRIC system, despite having already run in that configuration in the recent Silverstone test. Rosberg and team mate...
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Mercedes still perplexed by reliability issues
The ongoing reliability problems at Mercedes have given the team a lot of cause for concern, and team boss Toto Wolff insists that everything is being done that could be done to address the issues....
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Wolff admits Mercedes made wrong strategy call for Hamilton
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that the team made the wrong call when Lewis Hamilton was told to stay out before his second pit stop in Brazil. Hamilton was originally told to come in a lap after Nico...
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Paddy Lowe: Red Bull’s engine proposal is “all about self-interest”
Mercedes F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe says that Red Bull’s push for changes to power unit rules is motivated purely by self-interest. Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have both called for a move to a...
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First official look at the Mercedes W06
The new Mercedes ran at Silverstone today Mercedes has released the first official picture of the new W06 after the car was shaken down during a promotional day at a damp and cold Silverstone. It...
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Red Bull’s call to rein in Mercedes is “funny,” says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton said today that he finds Red Bull’s call for the FIA to rein in Mercedes as “funny” – given the success that RBR had in previous years. Hamilton is adamant that Mercedes has worked hard...
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Mercedes confirms Ocon has “support” deal
Mercedes has finally formally confirmed that Euro F3 champion Esteban Ocon will be “supported by the brand” this season – and that he could have a big future with the marque. The Frenchman beat Max...
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Lewis Hamilton: “It’s kind of damage limitation for me…”
Lewis Hamilton says second place in Spain was “damage limitation” after a poor start and a bad first pit stop combined to make his afternoon a difficult one. From second on the grid Hamilton slipped...
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Toto Wolff: “They are mentally very strong, both of them…”
Toto Wolff says that Nico Rosberg’s win in Barcelona on a day when Lewis Hamilton faced frustration doesn’t necessarily signal a shift in the balance of power within the Mercedes camp. While the...
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Mercedes mystified by lack of pace in Singapore
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that the team doesn’t know why its drivers struggled to find performance in Singapore – but says he hopes that the issue was specific to the street track. Lewis Hamilton...
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Mercedes confirms Manor supply deal for 2016
Mercedes will supply Manor with power units in 2016, the manufacturer has confirmed. The British team will have current-year engines, as well as Petronas fuel, for a deal that goes beyond next season....
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Toto Wolff: Mercedes won’t back down on Red Bull decision
Toto Wolff has reiterated that Mercedes will not supply engines to Red Bull next season, and says that no new discussions have taken place. Wolff and Niki Lauda had a lengthy meeting with Bernie...
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Throttle problem prompted Rosberg safety concerns
Nico Rosberg admits he had safety concerns when he started experiencing throttle pedal problems early in the Russian GP. The German was heard asking the team what would happen if the pedal struck open,...
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Rosberg on the W07: “I felt at home straight away…”
The Mercedes W07 became the first 2016 F1 car to run any laps when it took to the track at Silverstone at 1015 this morning, in the hands of Nico Rosberg. As has become a tradition Mercedes used one of...
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Nico Rosberg: “You can really see how far we’ve come as a team…”
An upbeat Nico Rosberg says he’s been impressed by the start to the season that Mercedes has enjoyed in Barcelona this week, and especially by the fact that the team has not been afraid to add new...
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Nico Rosberg: “It’s great if it’s a four-way battle with Ferrari”
Nico Rosberg is anticipating an exciting battle between Mercedes and Ferrari in the Bahrain GP – and the German stresses that the tyre rules mean that it will be hard to second guess exactly what his...
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Barcelona clash now history, Mercedes insists
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg insist that they have put their controversial Barcelona clash behind them. Both Mercedes drivers and their boss Toto Wolff say that the matter is closed, and their focus...
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Toto Wolff praises “great team play from Nico”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Nico Rosberg proved to be a great team player when he gave up second place to Lewis Hamilton on lap 16 of the Monaco GP. Rosberg struggled for grip due to loss of...
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Lewis Hamilton: “I’m not arriving all excited…”
Lewis Hamilton insists he’s taking nothing for granted in Canada despite his strong record and the fact that his 2016 season took a turn for the better in Monaco. Hamilton expects to have to overcome...
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