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Positive signs and podium finish in Montreal Lewis Hamilton finished third whilst George Russell was forced to retire from the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix. Starting from the second row, both drivers made strong starts. Lewis vaulted ahead of Alonso off the line to take second, with George putting the Spaniard under pressure but remaining fourth. The Safety Car was deployed on lap 12 after George hit the wall at turn nine. He continued but dropped to the back of the field; both drivers pitting for the hard tyre. Lewis was forced to relinquish P2 on lap 22 with Alonso passing. He kept touch with the Aston Martin and stopped on lap 40 for the medium tyre. Re-joining in third with a deficit of over five seconds, he began closing the gap but...

While the F1 teams were busy getting set up in Canada, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport was enjoying a successful start to a new era of the ADAC GT Masters. Onwards to the Canadian Grand Prix Productive test debut for Mick in the W14 Esports twin pack: Two driver extensions on the same day Frederik Vesti on the "best weekend of my life" Cups, poles and records in the ADAC GT Masters News snippets: Results, facts and social media news Onwards to the Canadian Grand Prix F1 returns to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on the Île Notre-Dame this coming weekend (16 - 18 June) for the eighth race of the season. This will be the 52nd running of the Canadian Grand Prix, 41 of which have been hosted by Montreal. Of the other 10 races, eight were...

Double podium in Barcelona and a one-two at Le Castellet Two major successes over the weekend: both Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team drivers on the podium in Spain; P1 and P2 for Mercedes-AMG in the 1,000km race at Le Castellet First double podium of the season for Lewis and George One-two victory in the 1,000 Kilometres of Le Castellet News snippets: Results, facts and social media news First double podium of the season for Lewis and George The F1 teams proceeded directly from Monaco to Catalonia, where last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix was to be contested as the seventh race of the 2023 season. For the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, it was the first opportunity to test the upgrades to the Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E PERFORMANCE on a...

International German GT championship starts at Hockenheim next weekend Mercedes-AMG takes on 2023 season as the title defender in the drivers‘ championship Haupt Racing Team and Landgraf Motorsport enter three Mercedes-AMG GT3s between them The 2023 motorsport year is getting more and more up to speed. Two one-hour races at the Hockenheimring mark the start of the 17th season in ADAC GT Masters on June 10th and 11th. The sprint race series, also known as International German GT championship, which, in contrast to DTM, requires a driver change at the halfway point, is highly regarded among customer sport teams all over the world. Last year, Performance Driver Raffaele Marciello (SUI), racing for MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF, wrapped up...

Double podium for Team on strong afternoon in Barcelona Lewis Hamilton finished second and George Russell third in the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix. Starting P4 and P12 respectively on the Soft tyre, both drivers made progress in the early stages. George vaulting to P7 on the opening circuit, with Lewis moving up to P3 within the first 10 laps. After running a longer first stint, Lewis and George both switched to the Medium compound and used their strong race pace to move up to P2 and P3 just after the halfway point of the Grand Prix. A final stop for another Soft tyre saw Lewis running in a comfortable second, with George managing the gap to Sergio Perez as he occupied P3. Both drivers saw out the final laps to claim the Team’s first...

AKKODIS ASP Team #88 secures overall win after dramatic final stage Mercedes-AMG Team AlManar concludes six-hour race in second place Further successes for the customer sport teams in the Gold and Bronze classes The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams have collected the first victory in the second round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cups powered by AWS season. The eleven Mercedes-AMG GT3s already presented themselves in an impressive way in the three-part qualifying on Saturday morning: the #88 car (AKKODIS ASP Team) qualified on pole position, the #777 entry (Mercedes-AMG Team AlManar) for second place on the grid. In the course of the Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 Km, both cars remained in the frontrunning group. In...

While the F1 drivers were competing in Monaco, the Mercedes-AMG GT2 was registering a first overall victory in Austria. Thrilling race in Monaco ends with both drivers in the points Part 2 of double-header: Barcelona, here we come! Maiden overall win for the Mercedes-AMG GT2 News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Thrilling race in Monaco ends with both drivers in the points Last weekend, the Circuit de Monaco in the Mediterranean principality once again played host to Formula One. The Monaco Grand Prix is traditionally regarded as the most glamorous fixture on the F1 calendar. In this sixth round of the 2023 championship, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team had the satisfaction of seeing both drivers finish in the points...

Double points finish for Team on dramatic afternoon in the principality Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and George Russell fifth in the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. Lining up fifth and eighth respectively, it looked like there would be little action or change in positions until rain fell just past the halfway point of the race. Both drivers boxed for the intermediate tyre on lap 55, the strategically optimal time to make the switch, gaining positions. By this time, Lewis had already made a pit stop while George had run a long first stint on hard tyres and had yet to stop In the challenging conditions, George ran down an escape road on his out-lap and dropped to P5. As he re-joined, contact was made with Perez and the Brit was given a...

Following the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, we begin the traditionalEuropean leg of the season on the streets of the principality Toto Talks Monaco Fact File: Monaco Grand Prix Stat Attack: Monaco and Beyond Toto Talks Monaco Following the cancellation of the race in Imola, our thoughts are still with the people of the Emilia-Romagna region that have been affected by the terrible flooding. We have been saddened by the images but inspired by the rescue work of the emergency services and the resilience shown by the communities. We look forward to returning to Imola in happier circumstances next year. The revised calendar means that Monaco is now the starting point of the European leg of the season. It is a unique...

A classic on the streets of Monaco, a vision for a sustainable future and the start of a new DTM season F1: Return to the streets of Monaco Vision for the future: A sustainable high-performance campus in Brackley Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team aims for major emissions reduction through use of biofuels DTM season start in Oschersleben imminent News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News F1: Return to the streets of Monaco Formula One is back on the streets of Monaco! With the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, what would have been a triple-header now becomes a double-header, the first instalment of which takes place in the Principality this weekend. The crown jewel in the F1 racing calendar is followed...

AMG GT3 #4 of Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN secures third place Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed finishes fourth, just behind its fellow Mercedes-AMG team Second place in the Pro-Am classification for Mercedes-AMG GT3 #6 Mercedes-AMG GT2 #46 and #222 convince in their 24-hour debut Respectable 235,000 spectators and excellent conditions throughout the event provided an ideal situation for a spectacular 51st running of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h-Rennen at the Nürburgring in the past four days. 135 cars across 20 classes and drivers from 36 different countries also delivered an attractive and varied field of participants. With a total of 162 laps, this year’s marathon in the Eifel goes down in history as the fastest to date. The endurance racing...

Mercedes-AMG remains on course for the podium with two cars AMG GT3 #2 and #4 still on the lead lap at daybreak Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN #6 in second place of the SP9 Pro-Am class Both Mercedes-AMG GT2s on the way up after repair works As an action-packed night at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife has come to an end, the final stage starts for the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams. The #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 run by Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed and the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN are still in positions with a good perspective at daybreak. In spite of multiple incidents in the considerably reduced field, both cars remained on the lead lap in the darkness. In the closing stage that is now about to start, the two teams...

Two Mercedes-AMG GT3s going into the night at the Nordschleife among the first six Impressive atmosphere and thrilling motorsport in ADAC TotalEnergies 24h-Rennen Mercedes-AMG GT3s #2, #3 and #4 stage exciting fight for second place Bad luck after strong start for the Mercedes-AMG GT2s in 24-hour debut High-class motorsport, tactical games and numerous overtaking manoeuvres: the spectators who have been creating a unique atmosphere around the Nürburgring since Thursday, got quite something to enjoy during the first third of the 51st ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring. Accompanied by the atmospheric and creative fan support, the 135 cars, split up in three starting groups, started the endurance racing classic with its long tradition...

Mercedes-AMG GT3 remain in the leading group after opening phase of 24-hour race GT3 #4 and #3 remain in a promising position after two and a half hours Arjun Maini and Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN retain the lead in the Pro-Am class Drivers welcome fans in the sold-out AMG grandstand with a banner activity The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams have completed a thrilling opening stage of the 51st ADAC TotalEnergies 24h-Rennen at the Nürburgring. In front of packed grandstands and with a breath-taking atmosphere around the track, a race marked by numerous duels and position changes unfolded at an early stage. Pole sitter Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and Maro Engel (GER) of Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN and Mercedes-AMG Team Getspeed managed...

Mercedes-AMG Teams used the nightly sessions for race preparation Arjun Maini also posts fastest time in second qualifying with the #6 GT3 The end of night qualifying concludes the opening day of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring. The #6 Mercedes-AMG GT3 already having secured first place in the afternoon session, it was again Arjun Maini (IND) who ended up in first place for Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN with a time of 8m 13.190s. With this fastest time of the day, the car with starting number #6 got itself in a good position to become yet another Mercedes-AMG GT3 to secure a slot for Top Qualifying on Friday evening. The two Mercedes-AMG GT2s put in a strong performance as well. The #222 Mercedes-AMG Team Schnitzelalm attracted the...

Adenauer Racing Day first activity of 51st ADAC TotalEnergies 24h race at the Nürburgring Four Mercedes-AMG GT3s already seeded for Top Qualifying Positions 1 and 4 for Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN in first qualifying With the traditional Adenauer Racing Day, activities of the 51st running of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h race at the Nürburgring got underway in a festive manner on Wednesday. Thousands of excited fans had got together around the Hauptstrasse in Adenau where they gave the participating drivers and teams an emotional welcome in the afternoon. The Mercedes-AMG customer sport teams were present as well with a pair of Mercedes-AMG GT3s including the specially designed art car run by Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed and two...

Two classics on the same race weekend: While the venerable Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola in Italy hosts the first leg of an F1 triple-header, the 24-hour classic will be taking place on the Nordschleife in the Eifel region of Germany. Return to Imola: Curtain-raiser for first triple-header of 2023 Mercedes-AMG Art Car at the 24h Nürburgring News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Return to Imola: Curtain-raiser for first triple-header of 2023 The 2023 F1 season shifts up another gear in mid-May when the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is staged as the first of three races on successive weekends. The triple-header begins at the tradition-steeped Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, before moving on to Monaco and...

Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing is entering the 51st running of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Race at the Nürburgring with the clear goal of claiming the third overall win after its victories in 2013 and 2016. Six Performance Cars round out promising Mercedes-AMG line-up 24h endurance test for the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 at the Nordschleife AMG Art Car as a tribute to the “Green Hell” Comprehensive support programme at the exclusive Mercedes-AMG Fan Base There are numerous opponents: the provisional entry list for this year’s 24-hour race at the Nordschleife includes a total of 32 cars in the SP9 class, all competing for the overall win. Among them, there are six Mercedes-AMG GT3s. As a result, Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing is among those...

Fuji, Silverstone, Miami... Mercedes-AMG Motorsport customer teams were in action all around the world last weekend Both cars in the points at F1 spectacular in Miami Multiple class victories in the 24H Series at Spa News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Both cars in the points at F1 spectacular in Miami On Sunday, the city of Miami in southern Florida played host to a Formula One Grand Prix for the second time. A record crowd of 270,000 spectators flocked to the International Autodrome over the three days of the race weekend. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team had a less than happy qualifying session on the street circuit around Hard Rock Stadium: George booked sixth on the grid, but Lewis was eliminated in Q2 and had...

Long-term partnership for enhanced performance and sustainability RAVENOL logo features on the Mercedes-AMG Performance cars as of now 100 % Made in Germany – Mercedes-AMG and RAVENOL will be heading out onto the race track together in future: as of now, the commercial brand of Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb GmbH is an “Official Supplier” in the Customer Racing programme of the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach. The new partnership intensifies the cooperation that has already been in place at team level. Repeatedly, Mercedes-AMG customer teams have run race cars in RAVENOL livery. For instance, in the current DTM season, Mercedes-AMG Team Winward is competing with a RAVENOL Mercedes-AMG GT3 raced by Junior Driver...

Battling performances from both drivers maximise result and net Team solid points in South Florida George Russell finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton sixth in the 2023 Miami Grand Prix. Lining up sixth and 13th respectively, George and Lewis took differing strategies with George starting on the medium tyre and Lewis the hard. In their opening stints, both drivers made steady progress whilst focusing on conserving tyre life. George boxed on lap 17 to take the hard tyre. Whilst re-joining ahead of some drivers he was racing, he passed Esteban Ocon and closed down the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, overtaking him on lap 38 to take P4. Lewis meanwhile bided his time on the hard tyre, whilst aiding his team-mates race by letting him past to...