Mercedes has signed leading Audi driver Edoardo Mortara for the 2017 DTM season.Mortara narrowly missed out on the title for Audi this year, finishing four points adrift of BMW's champion Marco Wittmann. However, his deal to switch to Mercedes was signed long before the end of the season."We are delighted...

Mercedes' new C63 DTM car for 2016 provides more problems than the scope to make gains, its boss Ulrich Fritz admits.The series' technical regulations are currently frozen as part of cost control measures agreed between Audi, BMW and Mercedes. When a brand introduces a new car, changes can only be...

GP3 title contender Esteban Ocon will not make his DTM debut for Mercedes at Hockenheim after all.The brand announced on Friday that the 2014 Formula 3 European champion would stand in for an ill Daniel Juncadella, and the 19-year-old contested the first free practice session. However, a further announcement from...

Formula 3 racer Jake Dennis is set to test DTM machinery for the first time later this year with Mercedes. Dennis, fourth in the Formula 3 European Championship, will be part of the manufacturer's line-up at the regular end-of-season young driver test. The 20-year-old races with the Mercedes-powered Prema Powerteam,...

Mercedes has taken the covers off of its 2016 DTM challenger, before its official launch at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt.Design impressions of the AMG C 63 Coupe-based racer were released last weekend, and Mercedes has now showcased the bodywork it will sport next year."The DTM car again takes...

Mercedes has released an early artist's impression of the bodywork it will carry in the 2016 DTM season. Based on the new generation of the brand's road-going AMG C 63 Coupe, it will replace the current Mercedes racer, which has won two races so far in 2015.It remains to be...

Concerns from DTM manufacturers BMW and Mercedes were behind the talks that led to this week's Lausitzring test being canceled.All three of the series' marques were scheduled to return to the circuit on Tuesday and Wednesday, however BMW and Mercedes-Benz expressed doubts about the value of their participation after Sunday's...

DTM series officials are considering changes to the 2015 calendar to incorporate the July weekend traditionally used by Formula 1's German Grand Prix.A nine-round schedule was announced last December and commenced last weekend at Hockenheim. In March, Germany's F1 race was officially removed from the calendar after Hockenheim could not...

Leading Mercedes DTM team HWA has parted ways with its technical director and CEO Gerhard Ungar following the marque's disastrous start to the new season.The HWA board announced on Thursday the immediate departure of Ungar, just days after the team came away scoreless from the first DTM round at Hockenheim.The...