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Water valve cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend

The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off less than 21 minutes into Thursday night’s session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a drainage cover

The Independent UK

Wolff: Vegas GP manhole incident "not a black eye" for F1

The first on-track session for the inaugural race weekend on the streets of Las Vegas was abandoned after just eight minutes on Thursday evening when Ferrari's Carlos Sainz ripping up the concrete frame of a water valve cover on the flat-out Strip section.

Autosport

Max Verstappen unimpressed with excess and opulence of Las Vegas Grand Prix

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One’s first visit to Sin City in 41 years

The Independent UK

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New documentary explores why US companies are flocking to F1

As is well documented by now, Liberty Media has driven large worldwide growth of F1, with Netflix series Drive to Survive seen as the catalyst to its international expansion.

Motorsport

Mercedes: Sprint race triggered "alarm bells" about "bleak" F1 Brazilian GP

Team boss Toto Wolff reckoned a weekend in Sao Paulo was the worst of his 13 years in F1, as Lewis Hamilton finished the GP in eighth while George Russell retired with 14 of the 71 laps remaining.

Motorsport

Mercedes: Sprint race triggered “alarm bells” about “bleak” F1 Brazilian GP

Team boss Toto Wolff reckoned the weekend in Sao Paulo was the worst of his 13 years in F1, as Lewis Hamilton finished the GP in eighth while George Russell retired with 14 of the 71 laps remaining. This was to protect the power unit after rising oil temperature and…

Autosport

Toto Wolff and Mercedes face toughest test after ‘baffling’ deterioration in car

Design errors have left the team’s W14 car well off the pace – and Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull will dominate for ‘the next couple of years’

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10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen returned to sprint winning ways at the final such shorter event of 2023, following up his Austin sprint vicory, after his surprise defeat to Oscar Piastri in the Qatar weekend’s first race. In Brazil, Verstappen quickly overcame the other McLaren of Lando Norris to earn his fourth sprint…

Autosport

F1: Lewis Hamilton warns Red Bull are uncatchable after dire Brazilian GP

There was optimism at Mercedes after two promising results, but the weekend in Sao Paulo was a write-off

Evening Standard

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff reveals talks with Sir Jim Ratcliffe over role in Manchester United investment

Wolff believes it would be a "love story" for Ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club

Evening Standard

Wolff: Mercedes F1 blew Brazil pole chance by not being “adaptive” enough

With a storm blowing across the Interlagos circuit for the Q3 segment of qualifying, teams knew that getting out on track early enough before the rain started was critical to secure a good grid slot.

Motorsport

Wolff: Mercedes not “adaptive” enough as it blew Brazil F1 pole chance

With a storm blowing across the Interlagos circuit for the Q3 segment of qualifying, teams knew that getting out on track early enough before the rain started was critical to secure a good grid slot.

Autosport

Max Verstappen snatches Brazilian GP pole before heavy rain ends qualifying

The world champion made the most of his single Q3 lap before a deluge at Interlagos with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc joining him at the front of the grid

The Guardian - UK

Wolff: Elliott departure has "no correlation" with Mercedes F1 performance

Earlier this week Mercedes announced Elliott would be stepping down from his role as Chief Technical Officer, seven months after swapping roles with technical director James Allison.

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Mercedes chief technical officer Mike Elliott departs F1 team

Elliott, who originally joined the squad in 2012 as head of aerodynamics after spells with McLaren and Renault/Lotus, has played an instrumental part in the success that Mercedes has enjoyed in F1 during the turbo hybrid era.

The Guardian - UK

Lewis Hamilton’s ‘perfect drive’ raises hopes of salvaging Mercedes’ season

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has given the British driver a huge vote of confidence after his second place at Mexico City Grand Prix

Autosport

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Mexico Grand Prix

Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise.

Autosport

Why Suzuka Esses contrast has given Mercedes hope for F1 2024

The Brackley-based squad introduced a floor development at the United States Grand Prix that its technical director James Allison had previewed as being a ‘bellwether’ of its long-term potential.

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Upgrades gave Hamilton more confidence 'to throw Mercedes F1 car' around

Mercedes brought the latest iteration of its floor design to last weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin as it continues to chase improvements that will not only yield lap time across 2023's final races but will also stand it in good stead for next year's car design.

Autosport

Mercedes to make F1 pitstop overhaul after slow US GP tyre changes

Lewis Hamilton finished just 2.2 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen in what was arguably his most competitive outing of the year prior to a disqualification for a car plank infringement.

Motorsport

Mercedes to make F1 pitstop overhaul after slow Austin tyre changes

Lewis Hamilton finished just 2.2 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen in what was arguably his most competitive outing of the year prior to a disqualification for a plank infringement.

Autosport

Teams and FIA to discuss F1 cockpit heat issue in next technical meeting

The TAC is the forum where future rules are discussed by the 10 team technical directors and the governing body, with F1’s technical chief Pat Symonds also contributing.

Autosport

Massa's legal team extends FIA and F1 response deadline on 2008 challenge

Massa believes he was the victim of a conspiracy to cover up the 2008 Singapore GP Crashgate scandal in which Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr crashed on purpose to let team-mate Fernando Alonso win.

Fortune

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff and Manchester United bidder Jim Ratcliffe share $92 million payout even as team’s ad value tumbles

The F1 team's uncharacteristically poor performance in 2022 left a big hole in their advertisement value.

The Guardian - UK

Tycoons Ratcliffe and Wolff share in £75m dividend from Mercedes-Benz F1 team

Revenues at racing team jump 24% amid sponsorship boost and America’s Cup spin-offs

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