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F1 needs more flat-out races like Qatar - Wolff

Drivers have increasingly complained about needing to manage overheating from the Pirelli tyres, with the rubber prone to thermal degradation, which forces them to back off in search of cooler air.

Autosport

‘Is it me or the car?’ Hamilton admits doubting himself during poor F1 season

Lewis Hamilton has echoed the fears of his team principal Toto Wolff that Mercedes have a “massive gap to close” to topple Max Verstappen’s all-conquering Red Bull team next season.

The Guardian - UK

Hamilton: Wolff and Mercedes under “huge” pressure to deliver in F1 2024

Off the back of a winless campaign for the German manufacturer, the Brackley-based squad is pinning hopes of a revival on an all-new car concept for its 2024 W15 challenger.

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Mercedes changing “every component” for W15 F1 2024 car

The German manufacturer has endured a difficult 2023 campaign where, despite finishing second in the constructors’ championship, it proved to be no match for the dominant Red Bull team.

Autosport

Mercedes changing "every component" for W15 F1 2024 car

The German manufacturer has endured a difficult 2023 campaign where, despite finishing second in the constructors' championship, it proved to be no match for the dominant Red Bull team.

Motorsport

F1: Mercedes start all over again in bid to close the gap on Red Bull in 2024

Toto Wolff is preparing to climb "Mount Everest" during the break between the 2024 season

Evening Standard

Hamilton and Mercedes admit ‘Everest to climb’ to beat Red Bull next year

Lewis Hamilton issued a downbeat assessment of his chances of competing against Red Bull next year after another comfortable Max Verstappen win in Abu Dhabi

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F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins season finale as Mercedes take second in constructors' title

Verstappen ended the most dominant season in F1 history with his 19th win in 22 races

Evening Standard

Wolff 'applauds' FIA for F1 swearing crackdown after official warning

The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing during an official press conference in Las Vegas.

Autosport

Toto Wolff and Fred Vasseur summoned to F1 stewards over Las Vegas Grand Prix conduct

Mercedes and Ferrari boss both reported for bad language in hot-tempered press conference

Evening Standard

Hamilton claims Horner texted first over possible 2024 Red Bull F1 seat

Speaking to the Daily Mail ahead of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale, Red Bull team principal Horner claimed the Hamilton camp had sought out a potential seat at the reigning constructors' champion.

Motorsport

Mercedes not expecting Antonelli to be “killing it” in F2 next year

Antonelli is being promoted to F2 with Prema for 2024, in the wake of his success in the Formula Regional European Championship this year.

Autosport

Wolff: F1's "extraordinary" Las Vegas GP shows criticism was overblown

F1's much-anticipated return to Vegas got off to a bad start on Thursday when water valve covers were ripped up by Carlos Sainz' Ferrari and Alpine's Esteban Ocon, which halted FP1 after nine minutes and led to a long delay for FP2, by which time spectators were sent home.

Autosport

Ghosts of F1's old failures resurface as Las Vegas Grand Prix gets off to dismal start

Botched first practice threatens to overshadow divisive attempt to crack the much-vaunted US market

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The Independent UK

Water valve cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend

The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off less than 21 minutes into Thursday night’s session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a drainage cover

Autosport

Wolff: Vegas GP manhole incident "not a black eye" for F1

The first on-track session for the inaugural race weekend on the streets of Las Vegas was abandoned after just eight minutes on Thursday evening when Ferrari's Carlos Sainz ripping up the concrete frame of a water valve cover on the flat-out Strip section.

The Independent UK

Max Verstappen unimpressed with excess and opulence of Las Vegas Grand Prix

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One’s first visit to Sin City in 41 years

Motorsport

New documentary explores why US companies are flocking to F1

As is well documented by now, Liberty Media has driven large worldwide growth of F1, with Netflix series Drive to Survive seen as the catalyst to its international expansion.

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Mercedes: Sprint race triggered "alarm bells" about "bleak" F1 Brazilian GP

Team boss Toto Wolff reckoned a weekend in Sao Paulo was the worst of his 13 years in F1, as Lewis Hamilton finished the GP in eighth while George Russell retired with 14 of the 71 laps remaining.

Autosport

Mercedes: Sprint race triggered “alarm bells” about “bleak” F1 Brazilian GP

Team boss Toto Wolff reckoned the weekend in Sao Paulo was the worst of his 13 years in F1, as Lewis Hamilton finished the GP in eighth while George Russell retired with 14 of the 71 laps remaining. This was to protect the power unit after rising oil temperature and…

The Guardian - UK

Toto Wolff and Mercedes face toughest test after ‘baffling’ deterioration in car

Design errors have left the team’s W14 car well off the pace – and Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull will dominate for ‘the next couple of years’

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen returned to sprint winning ways at the final such shorter event of 2023, following up his Austin sprint vicory, after his surprise defeat to Oscar Piastri in the Qatar weekend’s first race. In Brazil, Verstappen quickly overcame the other McLaren of Lando Norris to earn his fourth sprint…

Evening Standard

F1: Lewis Hamilton warns Red Bull are uncatchable after dire Brazilian GP

There was optimism at Mercedes after two promising results, but the weekend in Sao Paulo was a write-off

Evening Standard

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff reveals talks with Sir Jim Ratcliffe over role in Manchester United investment

Wolff believes it would be a "love story" for Ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club

Motorsport

Wolff: Mercedes F1 blew Brazil pole chance by not being “adaptive” enough

With a storm blowing across the Interlagos circuit for the Q3 segment of qualifying, teams knew that getting out on track early enough before the rain started was critical to secure a good grid slot.

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