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Mercedes technical director reveals biggest Barcelona shakedown surprise

Mercedes technical director James Allison admitted he was pleasantly surprised by how reliable the new 2026 Formula 1 cars were during private testing in Barcelona

Motorsport

"Get your sh*t together" - Toto Wolff’s message to F1 rivals over Mercedes engine complaints

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff is adamant his squad's power unit is fully legal and is bemused by rival complaints about a compression ratio trick

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Wolff tells Mercedes' F1 rivals to "get your s*** together" over engine complaints

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff is adamant his squad's power unit is fully legal and is bemused by rival complaints about a compression ratio trick

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George Russell lays down gauntlet to arch rival Max Verstappen ahead of 2026 F1 season

The Mercedes driver, in a year of new regulations, is the early favourite for the world championship

The Independent UK

George Russell: Mercedes 2026 car isn't a "turd", but too early for F1 title talk

Russell is currently favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 title with Mercedes coming out of last week's Barcelona shakedown looking the strongest

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Toto Wolff slams F1 rivals amid 2026 engine row: ‘They want to find excuses’

An engine controversy, with Ferrari, Audi and Honda complaining to the FIA over a ‘loophole’ Mercedes and Red Bull have found, was sharply dismissed by the Mercedes F1 CEO on Monday

The Independent UK

George Russell ‘ready to fight for a world championship’ with Mercedes

Mercedes caught the eye in last week’s behind-closed-doors test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya by boasting both impressive speed and reliability.

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Russell confident Mercedes 2026 car isn't a "turd" - but too early for F1 title talk

George Russell is currently favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 title with Mercedes coming out of last week's Barcelona shakedown looking the strongest

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Martin Brundle identifies which team has "hit the sweet spot" after private F1 testing

Martin Brundle believes Mercedes has 'hit the sweet spot' with its W17

Motorsport

The New Armored V12 Mercedes S-Class Will Take A Bullet For You

A new S-Class is always a big deal, even when it’s a mid-cycle update rather than an all-new generation. Mercedes blurred the line between a facelift and a next-generation model by changing more than half of the W223 sedan. That's over 2,700 parts in total. Much of the focus was…

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Mercedes F1 launch live: George Russell set to feature as 2026 car revealed

Follow live updates as Mercedes, the early favourites ahead of the new F1 season, launch their 2026 car

The Independent UK

The challenges facing Mercedes ahead of F1 2026

Will Mercedes’ title drought end this year?

Autosport

Christian Horner eyes F1 return as he breaks silence after Red Bull sacking

Horner said he has unfinished business in the sport in his first public comments he was let go in July.

The Independent UK

Newey’s extreme Aston, Red Bull, and Mercedes: Early technical trends of F1 2026

With the F1 shakedown, 10 of the 11 teams have run their 2026 cars. What have the first images shown? What are the main patterns, and what differences have emerged?

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Adrian Newey’s extreme Aston, Red Bull, and Mercedes: Early tech trends of F1 2026

With the F1 shakedown, 10 of the 11 teams have run their 2026 cars. What have the first images shown? What are the main patterns, and what differences have emerged?

Motorsport

Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event: Watch here live, what you need to know

Mercedes will launch its 2026 W17 at an online event on 2 February featuring George Russell, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Toto Wolff, alongside technical briefings on the new regulations and sustainable fuels

Autosport

Team by team: How Barcelona's F1 shakedown went for the 2026 field

Formula 1's 11-team grid received a first opportunity to sample its vastly different cars and power units in Barcelona, with differing results

The Guardian - UK

Mercedes and Hamilton shine in F1’s first pre-season test in Barcelona

Mercedes put in an almost bulletproof performance in distance and reliability while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton grabbed the quickest lap of the week

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Verstappen on Red Bull F1 engine: "Still quite a bit of work to do"

The four-time world champion took to the Barcelona track for Red Bull on Friday to cap off this week's shakedown

Motorsport

Max Verstappen: "Still quite a bit of work to do" on Red Bull F1 engine

The four-time world champion took to the Barcelona track for Red Bull on Friday to cap off this week's shakedown

Autosport

Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

With no filming days in the can, Aston Martin arrived late for F1's shakedown and managed just a handful of laps on Thursday – but Fernando Alonso completed 61 laps on the final day

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Fernando Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

With no filming days in the can, Aston Martin arrived late for F1's shakedown and managed just a handful of laps on Thursday – but Fernando Alonso completed 61 laps on the final day

Motorsport

Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 5: Lewis Hamilton tops the timings for Ferrari

Hamilton set the fastest lap of the week after a late switch to softs on the final day of the five-day Barcelona F1 shakedown

Autosport

What happened on day five of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap for the week after a late switch to softs on the final day of the five-day Barcelona F1 shakedown

The Independent UK

Mercedes F1 2026 car launch: Start time and how to watch W17 event

George Russell is eyeing a first world championship this year amid F1’s radical regulation shake-up

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