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#mercedesamg #mercedes #f1 #formula1 #grandprix #motorsports #germancarforum Double points and fastest lap on Sunday at Imola Lewis Hamilton finished P6 with George Russell P7 in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Both drivers started on the Medium compound tyre, George lining up P6 with Lewis P8. Lewis made immediate progress passing Tsunoda for P7, with our duo running line astern and with similar pace to the cars ahead for the opening 20 laps. George began to see his Medium tyres dropping off and was the first of the top-10 to stop, switching to the Hard tyre on lap 21. Lewis meanwhile extended his opening stint and, after stopping for the Hard tyre on lap 27, was able to run a one-stop race to the end. Having pitted earlier than...

#mercedesamg #mercedesbenz #amg #mercedes #formula1 #formulaone #f1 #germancarforum Demo run: Lewis Hamilton conquers Fifth Avenue in New York Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing presents line-up for the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup - Victory for Auer and Engel Formula 1 New Race Car Emoji Lights Up New York City After Austin, Miami and Las Vegas, it's the turn of New York City. Formula 1 is taking America by storm! But it's not just F1 that has seen rapid growth in the United States in recent years. The team's Official Messaging Partner WhatsApp has also announced double-digit growth in daily users and messages sent via the platform in the USA. To mark the occasion, WhatsApp...

#mercedesamg #mercedes #mercedesbenz #miamigp #miamigrandprix #miami #f1 #formula1 #germancarforum Both cars come home in the points at the Miami International Autodrome Lewis Hamilton finished P6 with George Russell P8 in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. George lined up P7 on a used Medium tyre whilst Lewis started P8 on a new set of the Hard compound. George was unfortunate to get boxed in on the outside at the start and dropped to P10, whilst Lewis ended the opening laps in P8. Both drivers were able to make progress from there in the early stages, pitting from a net P7 and P8 at the time. A Safety Car period just a few laps later helped the VCARB of Tsunoda jump our two drivers. Lewis, who showed strong pace in his now Medium shod car...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedes #mercedesbenz #motorsport #dtm #germancarforum Performance Drivers Maro Engel and Luca Stolz celebrate second and third place on Sunday Mercedes-AMG Team HRT heading home in the lead of the teams’ standings Rookie Tom Kalender and reigning champion Elias Seppänen celebrate ADAC GT Masters win Oschersleben. The new DTM season got off with a success for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing at the weekend. During the season opener in Oschersleben, the Performance Teams HRT and WINWARD proved to be strong straight away. Maro Engel and Luca Stolz (both GER) finished second and third in Sunday's race in the high-quality field of 20 DTM professionals. In both races on the 3.667 kilometres long circuit, all four...

#mercedesamg #mercedesbenz #mercedes #amg #motorsport #germancarforum LANDGRAF Motorsport aims at historic third consecutive title win in ADAC GT Masters Team trains drivers on the Nürburgring together with Mercedes-AMG Stefan Wendl: “LANDGRAF Motorsport is a fundamental part of the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport family” Mercedes-AMG Motorsport and LANDGRAF Motorsport want to celebrate success together again this year. The two have contested 98 races together with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 since 2017. Their last joint race participation was the FIA GT World Cup in Macau in November, where the team was crowned the winner. Klaus Landgraf and his team will get the 2024 motorsport season underway at the ADAC GT Masters in Oschersleben (26th to 28th...

#mercedesamg #mercedesbenz #mercedes #amg #formulaone #formula1 #germancarforum Close qualifying session sets up interesting race at Suzuka Lewis Hamilton qualified P7 and George Russell P9 in a tight qualifying session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. After limited running in FP2, the team was keen to complete a mixture of high fuel work and single lap running in FP3. George ended the session P3 with Lewis P4; it was a closely packed field hinting at what was to come in qualifying. After negotiating Q1 and Q2, both drivers carried two sets of the new Soft compound tyre into Q3. Their first push laps were competitive but unfortunately neither could improve on their second efforts as the track temperature dropped. That left them P7...

#mercedesbenz #mercedesamg #mercedes #amg #motorsport #gt3 #germancar #germancars #germancarforum High-class contingent with eleven Mercedes-AMG GT3s in Endurance Cup and five in Sprint Cup Season gets underway with 3-hour race at Le Castellet in France on 7 April Jules Gounon: “I would like to secure my third title with Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed.” Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing is taking on the new Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS (GTWC) season with a high-quality line-up. During the season-opening event at Circuit Paul Ricard, there will be eleven Mercedes-AMG GT3s run by six Customer Racing Teams on the grid. The 3-hour race at Le Castellet is also the first of five rounds in this year’s Endurance Cup. Both in the...

Day One: George Russell – 1:34.109 (C3), 122 Laps, 660 km Day Two: Lewis Hamilton – 1:31.066 (C3), 123 laps, 665 km Day Three: Lewis Hamilton – 1:31.999 (C5), 49 laps, 265 km. George Russell – 1:30.368 (C4), 67 laps, 362 km The team enjoyed a productive three-day test in Bahrain ahead of the 2024 season. After a successful shakedown at Silverstone last week, the test gave Lewis and George the first chance to properly put the W15 through its paces. Across the three days, the team completed a vast amount of learning and data gathering over a total of 1,952 kms of running. The main focus was on long-term learning rather than out-and-out performance. The team completed both long running and single-lap work, with George setting the third...

#mercedesamg #mercedesbenz #mercedesamgf1 #formula1 #motorsports #germancars #germancarforum The Mercedes-AMG F1 W15 E PERFORMANCE builds on the learnings from the previous two seasons. Toto Wolff: “We know we have a mountain to climb to fight at the very front. The off-season has gone well and the whole team is incredibly focused and determined.” James Allison: “The design of any car is an iterative process. We’ve worked hard to improve on areas of weakness and hopefully have a solid base to build from.” Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will shake down the car at Silverstone today. Additional media assets including technical specifications, Q&As with Toto Wolff, Hywel Thomas, and James Allison, and our 2024 press pack are available...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedesbenz #motorsport #germancars #germancarforum From competition ride to record run – Mercedes-AMG celebrates 130 years of motorsport under the sign of the star Anniversary year gets underway with 12-hour race at Bathurst in Australia Lap record at the 6.213 kilometres long Mount Panorama Circuit envisaged Historic highlights: milestones from 130 years of motorsport by Mercedes-Benz and AMG This year, Mercedes-Benz is celebrating 130 years of motorsport. An anniversary that is marked by emotional events, historic highlights and extraordinary achievements - then as now. This era began with the first competitive automobile ride from Paris to Rouen on 22 July 1894. At present, the brand with the three-pointed...

Endurance racing classic gets 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship underway Four Mercedes-AMG GT3s will face the Daytona challenge in the GTD and GTD PRO classes IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener with three Mercedes-AMG GT4s on the grid For the start of the season, the race schedule again has a particular highlight in store for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing in 2024. On 27 and 28 January, the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona will be held in the ‘sunshine state’ Florida. In 2023, the WeatherTech Racing team with Performance Drivers Maro Engel (GER) and Jules Gounon (AND) secured victory in the GTD PRO category. Moreover, Mercedes-AMG will get the new season underway as the reigning Michelin Endurance Cup champion. In the...

The 2023 motorsport season ended in sensational fashion for Mercedes-AMG at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi - and preparations for 2024 are already underway. Toto and the drivers thank team members in Brackley and Brixworth James Allison talks about his life in Formula 1 The 2023 motorsport season: Sensational finish in the Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: "Ambitious programme for 2024" SIM UNITED: Inaugural event for the Mercedes brand News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Toto and the drivers thank team members in Brackley and Brixworth The team has now completed a long and strenuous Formula 1 campaign that stretched out over no fewer than 22 races, having battling...

The team fights back at Autodromo Hermano Rodriguez Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and sixth in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. Starting from P6 and P8, both drivers moved up one position to P5 and P7 after Perez had to retire after contact with Leclerc in Turn 1. A red flag on lap 33 saw Lewis starting in P3 and George in P7 with a standing start procedure and both opting for used medium tyres. The W14 showed strong pace today and the team kept a delicate balance between tyre, brake and power unit temperatures at this unique race track. While Lewis was able to overtake Leclerc in Lap 40 and finish the race P2, George battled hard through the last 20 laps after losing tyre temperature and finished P6. Driver Grid...

While the F1 drivers and teams were subjected to a tough test of adaptability in Qatar, Mercedes-AMG was enjoying a successful weekend in Indianapolis Qatar GP: Unfamiliar rules, changed specifications and a long night shift in preparation for the night race Customer Racing News: Double podium, class win and lead in the IGTC Drivers' Championship maintained at Indianapolis 8 Hour Instant success for the Mercedes-AMG GT2 on its American debut News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Qatar GP: Unfamiliar rules, changed specifications and a long night shift in preparation for the night race The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix will go down in the history of F1 as exemplifying the flexibility and speed of response required in this...

Singapore, Suzuka, Indianapolis: Classic races follow in quick succession as the end of the motorsport season nears Thriller on the streets of Singapore: Bold decisions and a return to the podium From Singapore to Japan: Suzuka, here we come! Customer Racing News: Mercedes-AMG to be represented by strong line-up in Indianapolis 8 Hour One-two finish in the IMSA at Indianapolis News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Thriller on the streets of Singapore: Bold decisions and a return to the podium Four drivers, three teams, and a 17-lap pursuit for victory made for a real thriller on the Marina Bay Street Circuit under the Asian night sky. The 2023 Singapore Grand Prix will certainly go down as one of the most exciting...

First mid-engined racing car in history 100 years ago Important pioneer of modern automotive aerodynamics Premiere of the independent rear suspension with double-jointed swing axle in racing Motorsport debut on 9 September 1923 in Monza at the European Grand Prix It was not the winning car that caused a sensation at the European Grand Prix 100 years ago – it was the Benz RH 2-litre “teardrop” racing cars finishing in 4th and 5th place. The abbreviation stands for “racing car rear”. The designs, which seemed futuristic to the public at the time, made their competition debut in the race on 9 September 1923 in Monza, Italy. These first mid-engined racing cars in automotive history were at the same time consistently aerodynamically...

Solid P5 and P6 finishes for the team in Monza, on a day when we had the third-fastest car in the field behind Red Bull and Ferrari George made a strong start to run P4 for the early part of the race, defending strongly from Perez until eventually ceding position to the faster Red Bull. George pitted on lap 19, incurring a five-second penalty when re-joining the race, but a strong, well-managed stint meant it cost him no positions. Lewis ran an offset strategy by starting on the Hard tyre, running longer than most runners before pitting to Medium tyres just after half distance. Rejoining in P10, he was able to quickly pass Alonso, then close in on the battle between Albon and the two McLaren drivers. Minor contact with Piastri on lap...

A dramatic afternoon in Zandvoort saw the team drop to the back, recover to the top ten – then finish in the points with a single car after a chaotic wet sprint to the flag The team’s results were defined by the opening 15 laps, when poorly timed pit-stop calls dropped the drivers to the back of the field, and left the team in recovery mode. Lewis climbed from P13 at the start, via P20 in the early laps, to P6 at the finish – in line with the finishing prediction for a normal, dry race. He ran Medium, Inter, Soft, Soft, Inter tyres during the race. George stayed out until lap four in the early rain, dropping to P19 after stopping for intermediates. He then ran soft, hard to try to recover, then inter following the red flag. Running...

While Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing was celebrating a podium success at the Lausitzring, the F1 teams and drivers were gearing up for the start of the second half of the season. F1 returns after summer break Customer Racing news: Mercedes-AMG Performance driver Luca Stolz on the DTM podium at the Lausitzring News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News F1 returns after summer break After a three-week interruption to the season, the premier class of motorsport makes its return this weekend at Zandvoort. The 2023 Dutch Grand Prix will be the third since this particular fixture returned to the F1 calendar in 2021, although it will be the 33rd time that the 4.259 km Circuit Zandvoort has hosted the event. F1 was first contested...

A rewarding weekend at Misano, an emotional run-out at Goodwood and fond memories of Budapest Busy fortnight ahead of the F1 summer break: Return to the Hungaroring Mick Schumacher experiences emotional weekend at Goodwood Victory and class successes in the GT World Challenge Europe series at Misano News snippets: Results, facts and social media news Busy fortnight in the run-up to the F1 summer break: Return to the Hungaroring The Hungaroring is located on the outskirts of Budapest, and Formula One Grands Prix have been held there since 1986. This year, the Hungarian Grand Prix features on the F1 calendar for the 38th time. Lewis Hamilton registered a first victory on the circuit just outside the Hungarian capital in his rookie...

Bruising Sunday ends a difficult weekend in Spielberg Lewis Hamilton finished seventh and George Russell eighth in the Austrian Grand Prix. Lining up P5 and P11 respectively, both Lewis and George began the race on the medium compound tyre, with Lewis gaining a position on the opening lap to move up to P4. Both drivers took advantage of a Virtual Safety Car period on lap 14 to switch onto the hard compound tyre, gaining a few positions in the process. As the second stint wore on, Lewis and George battled hard against cars with superior race pace with Lewis being given a five-second time penalty for track limits infringements. George made his second stop on lap 42 for the medium tyre, with Lewis doing so a lap later and serving his...