Mercedes says turmoil at its rivals has left it less worried about being able to defend its Formula 1 world championship success in the 2015 season.With Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren all undergoing major restructures in their bids to get back to the front, Mercedes is making the most of...

Outgoing Mercedes boss Ross Brawn says Formula 1's "extreme" 2014 rule changes are as big an opportunity as the 1994 and 2009 seasons that his teams dominated.Brawn was part of the Benetton management when F1 eradicated driver aids at the end of 1993. Benetton and Michael Schumacher leaped ahead of...

Paddy Lowe has dismissed suggestions that the Mercedes team has too many technical directors.Although critics have questioned whether or not Mercedes' efforts are being compromised by a structure that boasts Bob Bell, Aldo Costa, and Geoff Willis working under Ross Brawn, Lowe says his initial impressions are positive.Rather than the...