Nico Rosberg moved to the front of the time sheets during the second practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton crashed out. Rosberg and Hamilton were separated by just 0.001s in the Briton’s favour on the Soft tyres when he clipped the entry kerb on the outside of Turn 11 and spun into the barriers. Hamilton suffered a side impact and though he was able to crawl back to the garage, his session was truncated after only four laps. Mercedes […]

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has described Nico Rosberg as the “real deal” after the German’s contract extension until the end of 2018 was confirmed on Friday Negotiations between the parties came to a conclusion when it was announcedthat the long-time Mercedes driver will remain part of the set-up for a further two years. Rosberg has taken all of his 19 race victories and 25 pole positions with Mercedes, and currently leads the 2016 standings, having finished as runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in 2014 and 2015. […]

Lewis Hamilton led the way for Mercedes as the team dominated the standings during the opening session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Following a damp opening 20 minutes, following overnight rain, Hamilton moved to the front with a time of 1:21.347 on the Super Soft tyres. He finished 0.237s clear of team-mate Nico Rosberg, whose deal to remain with the squad until the end of 2018 was confirmed earlier on Friday. Sebastian Vettel was 1.6s behind Hamilton in third place, having also spun at Turn […]

Mercedes has confirmed that Nico Rosberg will remain with the team until at least the end of 2018 after signing a contract extension. Rosberg joined Mercedes at the start of 2010 and has finished as runner-up in the championship to Lewis Hamilton in both 2014 and 2015. Rosberg has taken all of his 19 victories with Mercedes, as well as 25 pole positions and 45 of his 47 podiums. The news was announced on social media with Mercedes posting a video of Rosberg signing a […]

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he is "feeling powerful and feeling confident" as the sport prepares for the mid-point of the 2016 campaign in Hungary this weekend. Hamilton has won four of the last five Grands Prix to close to within one point of team-mate Nico Rosberg in the championship, having at one stage trailed his rival by 43 points. Hamilton has won in Hungary in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2013 and is hopeful of adding to his tally this weekend. "Ever since the […]

Esteban Ocon says he is targeting a full-time Formula 1 seat in 2017, having completed running for Mercedes during in-season testing at Silverstone. Ocon, 18, secured the GP3 Series crown last year and earned the backing of Mercedes, which loaned him out to Renault as its test driver. Ocon has competed in two practice sessions and a test day with Renault, with more planned, alongside his duties for Mercedes, for whom he races in DTM. Having originally been pencilled in to test for Mercedes in […]

This year’s Japanese Grand Prix was one of only three in the last 25 years where all cars finished, making it a tough race in which to make progress, especially if you weren’t running towards the front. It was also unusual for a Suzuka event in not featuring either a Safety Car or a Virtual Safety car, to mix up the race and offer some strategic dice rolling opportunities. But there were some major talking points about the decisions that were taken with Ferrari again […]

Mercedes has decided not to appeal Nico Rosberg's time penalty at the British Grand Prix, having initially lodged a notice of intention to argue the sanction. Rosberg finished the race in second position but Mercedes offered him instructions via the radio during the closing stages when his W07 Hybrid developed a gearbox problem. Stewards deliberated for four hours before concluding that Mercedes' messages had breached Formula 1's regulations and handed Rosberg a 10-second penalty, demoting him to third spot. Mercedes immediately lodged a notice of […]

Nico Rosberg has been handed a 10-second time penalty after stewards deemed that Mercedes had breached Article 27.1 of the Sporting Regulations and offered radio advice to the German at the British Grand Prix. Rosberg's car developed a gearbox problem during the closing stages at Silverstone and he was informed by Mercedes to avoid seventh gear, as well as to change to a different setting. Rosberg nursed his car home in second position but the 10 second sanction demotes him to third spot, behind Max […]

Lewis Hamilton expressed his delight and recognised the "incredible energy" he feels from the British fans as he claimed victory at his home race for the fourth time in his career. Hamilton led away from pole position in wet conditions and controlled proceedings throughout, beating Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to move to within four points of his rival in the standings. Hamilton's triumph was his fourth at the British Grand Prix, adding to successes in 2008, 2014 and 2015. "Ever since 2007 I’ve felt this […]

Lewis Hamilton claimed victory at the British Grand Prix for the fourth time in his career as he dominated proceedings at a wet/dry Silverstone. Hamilton controlled the race to triumph at home for the third successive year, as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg provisionally secured a 1-2 finish for the team. It means Hamilton has cut Rosberg's advantage in the standings to just four points. Max Verstappen completed the podium in third place for Red Bull. A deluge prior to the race soaked the circuit and […]

World Champion Lewis Hamilton admitted he took a cautious approach to his final Q3 effort after his initial pole position lap was deleted due to exceeding track limits at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton had set provisional pole but stewards deemed he ran wide at Copse and chalked off his time, leaving Nico Rosberg on top spot. Hamilton responded by setting a lap faster than his initial best as he netted pole position at Silverstone for the fourth time in his Formula 1 career. "The […]