Toto Wolff thought DAS would “never work”, before trying it out February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020F1 News Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says he wasn’t convinced the Dual Axis Steering system would be practical for drivers to use. Read More
Bottas says he wants to extend contract earlier than last year February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020F1 News, Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas has been driving for Mercedes on a year-by-year basis since 2017. The Finn hopes his contract will be extended earlier than last year. Read More
Lewis Hamilton to focus on increasing diversity in Formula 1 February 22, 2020 February 25, 2020F1 News, Lewis Hamilton At the post-testing press conference Lewis Hamilton said he hasn’t seen an increase in diversity in F1 since he entered the sport. Read More
Is the DAS system legal for 2020? Ferrari to ask the FIA for clarification February 22, 2020 February 24, 2020F1 News Although the FIA confirmed that Mercedes’ new steering system – DAS will not be legal in 2021, the question still remains about its 2020 status. Read More
Pre-Season Testing Week 1 combined times and mileage February 22, 2020 February 26, 2020Results The first week of pre-season testing is behind us and Mercedes is off to a good start. Here are the combined times and mileage from Week 1. Read More
Hamilton, Bottas and Allison comment on the third day of testing February 21, 2020 February 23, 2020F1 News Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes Technical Director James Allison give their comments on the final day of the first pre-season test. Read More
Valtteri Bottas says the DAS system would be hard to copy February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020F1 News, Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes’ innovative Dual Axis Steering system would be hard to copy for other teams, as it is one year in the making. Read More
2020 Pre-season Testing Week 1 Day 3 Times (full day) February 21, 2020 February 22, 2020Results The final day of Week 1 of testing is behind us. Bottas drove in the morning session, while Hamilton took over in the afternoon. Here are the standings! Read More
Mercedes’ tech boss James Allison compares Hamilton and Schumacher February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020F1 News, Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says Hamilton and Schumacher share many similarities, but differ in “fine details”. Read More
2020 Pre-season Testing Week 1 Day 3 Times (morning session) February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020Results The first half of the third day of pre-season testing is behind us. For the morning session Mercedes had Valtteri Bottas behind the wheel. Read More