Motorsports
The Mercedes W15 is well advanced, Allison is hoping for the title
Mercedes F1 technical director James Allison said next season’s all-new, all-white Mercedes W15 in Formula 1 is the result of a “very ambitious program” that will put the team “back within striking distance and for the two championships”. could.
Mercedes F1 has faced many and persistent problems with its last two W13 and W14 since Formula 1 entered the current framework of ground effect regulations in 2022. The W13’s original design concept was wrong, as he found out too late – and after deciding to keep it for 2023.
Although the Brackley team has undergone a radical redesign of the W14 since the Monaco GP last May, they went winless in the sport this year for the first time in 11 years. Even last year’s W13 had won at least one race, the Brazilian GP with George Russell. All of this came two years after Mercedes’ eight consecutive constructors’ titles from 2014 to 2021.
Mercedes F1’s only goal in 2024 is to return to the Formula 1 championship and offer Lewis Hamilton the car that will help him win his record eighth title in the sport, or George Russell his first.
And Allison was optimistic about this when speaking on the Performance People podcast, confirming that significant progress has been made on the 2024 W15: “I hope that we have put in place a work program that will enable us to be competitive again. In my own thoughts, [ο στόχος] It’s always the championships. this is that Formula 1: a drivers’ championship and a manufacturers’ championship.”emphasized the Brit.
“I hope we have done enough to get back within striking distance of both championships. If you look at the long history of Formula 1, the statistics speak against us. The teams are not recovering from the fall from the top they have suffered in as short a time as we have set.
Nevertheless, we have set ourselves a very ambitious program. We have a lot of power in depth here and we have made great progress with the car for next year. Time will tell whether this is enough or not. But that’s what I hope for us, and I know all my colleagues hope the same.”concluded James Allison.
For his part, George Russell said his team needs to improve in other parameters, such as getting the most out of the car – which he said was not achieved in 2023. “It’s been a very, very strange year.said the Englishman, for 2023. “A year in which we were very fast at times but never got the results that I thought we deserved or that were possible.
So we have to try to understand why this happened. In many ways, too many opportunities were missed. But I have the feeling that when everything falls into a flow and everything works, luck is usually on your side. And if you fall behind, you’re usually unlucky. I’m not one of those people who believe in luck, you have to create your own luck. So we just have to get faster and then luck will be on our side.”concluded Russell.
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Former Red Bull and Aston Martin chief engineer Dan Fellows believes significant changes in the Formula 1 driver market in the coming years will depend on Lewis Hamilton’s decision.
The seven-time world champion had a difficult first season with Ferrari, failing to reach the podium once in all 24 Grands Prix. For the first time in his career, Hamilton finished a season without finishing in the top three.
Amid these difficulties, suggestions have emerged that the Briton could retire from Formula 1 after the 2026 season.
Fellows said Hamilton would not want to stay in the championship unless he had a competitive car.
Fellows said: “I believe Hamilton is the key figure in the driver market. It is easy to compare him to Fernando Alonso; although last season was difficult for him, he is still capable of performing at a high level.” he said.
Fellowes added: “Lewis wants to be competitive. He wants a car that can win races. If he doesn’t do that, I’m not sure he wants to continue.”
Ferrari now has a young driver named Oliver Berman, who races for Haas and is considered one of the main candidates for promotion. According to Fellows, if Hamilton decides to retire early, this could start a chain reaction in the driver market.
Fellows said: “If he decides to leave, he will probably announce it in advance so Ferrari has time to prepare. This could require many changes. Berman is the obvious option, but not the only one.”
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Is there one minus one contender left for the championship? F1 team bets for the 2027 season
One of the most anticipated projects of the 2026 season is Aston Martin with the first car designed by Adrian Newey. In the summer of 2025, the brilliant coach joined the team and his experience in reading the rules already made itself felt.
According to sources, the project ran into difficulties: data from the wind tunnel and simulations were inaccurate, so Newey ordered the wind tunnel to be reconfigured and the software rewritten. This made it possible to identify weak points of the concept and make changes to the design of the car without disrupting the program.
Aston Martin sees the 2026 season as a transition period: In the first half of the year, work will progress in two directions: optimizing the layout and integration of the power plant, as well as improving aerodynamic efficiency, and the final configuration of the car is expected to be done by the summer holidays.
All preparations for the first half of 2026 will form the basis of the 2027 car, on which all hopes are pinned.
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Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has returned to Portugal to test his GT3 car at the start of the 2026 season.
Last year the Dutch driver took to the track several times in his touring cars; in particular, he participated in the Nordschleife competition, which he won together with his teammate Chris Lulem.
Verstappen has long expressed his passion for endurance racing and plans to compete more frequently in the form of motorsport after retiring from Formula 1. He arrived in Portugal last year, just a week after failing to win another world title against Lando Norris.
The 28-year-old driver arrived at the Portuguese Grand Prix circuit Estoril, where he tested the Mercedes AMG GT3 on wet surfaces.
Let’s remember, at the end of 2025, Verstappen’s endurance racing team announced that it had signed a contract with Mercedes to participate in future competitions.
Verstappen in Mercedes’ Portimão. Images are in the foreground. #daznf1 pic.twitter.com/1NFxvED3So
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