Failures that resulted in Kimi Antonelli failing to score a point during Formula 1's trio of back-to-back races “have taken a few chunks” out of the rookie, admits Mercedes technical director James Allison.

Mercedes will be bringing upgrades for the upcoming trio of Formula 1 races on consecutive weekends that technical director James Allison hopes will help the team close the gap to McLaren.Oscar Piastri led home a McLaren one-two at the Miami Grand Prix where George Russell finished more than half a...

If you need a comment that sums up just how significant the Mercedes gains have been in recent weeks, George Russell can provide it pretty succinctly.“On the simulator it’s really performing well. I didn’t believe it at the start ahead of Montreal because the gains felt too big, and then...

Mercedes technical director James Allison says the team has upgrades in the pipeline that will have it “bullying our car to the front” to try and repeat its form from the Canadian Grand Prix.George Russell took pole position in Montreal and was in the fight for victory throughout before eventually...

Red Bull’s upgrade introduced in Imola looks like it “was a downgrade” that could cost it a lot of time, according to Mercedes’ technical director James Allison.Ferrari and Red Bull both brought new components to the first race of the European season, following a major update from McLaren that propelled...

James Allison says Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s potential looks to be very promising after showing “metronomic” pace for Mercedes in his Formula 1 tests so far.Antonelli (pictured above) is in his first season in Formula 2 but has been earmarked as a potential future F1 driver for Mercedes and tested for...

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the team has made progress with resolving the biggest weaknesses with its previous cars ahead of the 2024 season.With the latest set of regulations, Mercedes pursued a ‘zero sidepod’ concept initially before starting to converge towards the downwash design that is utilized by the...

Red Bull Racing can be caught and the fight at the front of the field is going to become even closer in 2024 given limitations of the current rules, according to Mercedes technical director James Allison.Red Bull won all but one race in 2023, beaten only in Singapore where it...

James Allison has become the latest team member to sign a contract extension at Mercedes, with the technical director committing his long-term future to the team.Originally joining as technical director in 2017, Allison went on to become chief technical officer at Mercedes for a spell, overseeing wider strategy and non-F1...

Mercedes needs to ensure it doesn’t lament how far behind Red Bull it has fallen in recent seasons in order to be able to recover as quickly as possible, according to technical director James Allison.Red Bull has dominated the last two years in Formula 1, winning 21 of 22 races...