Mercedes advanced run plan during Formula 1's 2026 pre-season has impressed its rivals

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Mercedes announced on Monday that the 16-year-old American driver will represent the Silver Arrows in the all-women racing category, a junior racing series that uses a car similar to Formula 4.

Williams team principal James Vowles has described Mercedes’ full race distance simulation during the first test in Montmelo as a ‘laugh in everyone else’s face’. The Brit also threw his weight behind his former team,

Zak Brown has dismissed the swelling controversy over compression ratios and Mercedes power units as nothing more 'typical politics' of F1.

Photos show that Antonelli's Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic Collectors Edition hit a guardrail.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli escaped injury after his Mercedes AMG GT crashed into a roadside barrier near his home in San Marino over the weekend.

Formula 1's preseason kicks into overdrive with the first of two tests in Bahrain this week, and you can follow all the action live with ESPN.