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Mercedes debuted the latest iteration of its floor design at last weekend's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin as part of the team's continued efforts to gain performance improvements. Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, sees this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix as a great opportunity to put the team's W14 upgrades to the test. The plan is to improve lap times for the remaining 2023 races and to lay the groundwork for the design of the car for the following year. Both Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate, George Russell, have found the W14 to be more difficult than its predecessor, the W13. Some of them have had trouble trusting the vehicle, especially while turning at high speeds.

After finishing second to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Austin, Hamilton appeared to be on the right track before being disqualified for excessive floor plank wear. In an interview after the race, Hamilton stated on the Austin floor modification, saying that it not only increased rear downforce but also boosted driver confidence and translated to key lap time benefits.

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<h2>F1: What did Toto Wolff Say?&nbsp;</h2>

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Toto Wolff: "Austin was a weekend of mixed feelings. The positives are that the upgrade looks to have given us a step forward in terms of performance. Our pace was strong all weekend and it was encouraging to be in the fight for victory. The negative was of course failing to capitalise on our pace with the result. Losing a podium finish hurts and is not a position we want to find ourselves in. The complexities of a sprint weekend and a bumpy circuit caught us out. But rules are rules. We will learn from this and improve. Now we move on to the next race.

"Mexico is always an exciting weekend. The fans are super passionate and energetic. The venue also presents a unique challenge with the high altitude. It has a major impact on how we operate the car, and it is always a challenge to find the optimum solution. It will also be a good test of our upgrade package; seeing how it performs at a circuit with very different characteristics. That will be useful for our continued learning and development for W15," he added.&nbsp;

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<h2>F1 Mexican Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton Surpised After Second Practice Session&nbsp;</h2>

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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell agree that the W14 has unrealized potential, but they both accept that the Mercedes team had a difficult first day of practice in Mexico that necessitated extensive work over the weekend. There was a noticeable difference between the car Hamilton drove on Friday in Mexico and the one he drove at COTA, where he showed an encouraging pace in his improved W14 throughout the weekend. In Mexico, his fastest lap was over a second slower than Max Verstappen's quickest time in the first practice session. In spite of showing substantial improvement in the second practice session, he ended up three-tenths slower than the Dutch racer and in seventh place overall.

Reflecting on his first day of running, Hamilton stated, “Not that great. A bit of a struggle in the car today. I mean the car is night and day different compared to last week. And yeah, I don’t know what to say, you just never know what you’re going to get with this one. Some days she’s great and some days she’s not. I think it’s hard to extract the lap, I think there is definitely performance there. It’s just hard to extract it and it’s quite peaky this weekend with the aero map or whatever it might be. So, we are going to work on it overnight but definitely, it wasn’t a fun day compared to FP1 in Austin. We are a bit off but hopefully, overnight we can find something and tomorrow the car will be better to drive.”

In FP2, Lewis Hamilton secured the seventh-fastest time, while his teammate George Russell finished in the tenth position, just a couple of tenths behind Hamilton.

F1 Mexican Grand Prix: Mercedes' Toto Wolff Sees Mexico Race as a Good Test for W14 Upgrades

Mercedes expects a thrilling and difficult race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodrguez as the Formula 1 Grand Prix season speeds from Austin to Mexico City. On this track at a high altitude, the team is getting ready to test its upgraded floor that was introduced in the US Grand Prix last week.

The 2023 season of Formula One was difficult for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, therefore they are eager to redeem themselves in Qatar. In the aftermath of revised ground effect restrictions for the 2022 season, Mercedes F1—famous for its dominant performance from 2014 to 2021— lost the throne to Red Bull Racing. In the present day, Mercedes F1 is well on its way to regaining its previous grandeur. Rosie Wait, the team's Head of Race Strategy, has announced their lofty goals for improving the W14 race pace in preparation for the 2024 season and their ongoing battle with Ferrari for second place in the Constructors' Championship.

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<h2>F1: What did Rosie Say?</h2>

According to Wait, it would be worthwhile for Mercedes to continue updating the W14 for the remainder of the season: "Ultimately this decision is never as black and white as it seems. While we will have to use the winter to make more fundamental development to the W15, there is plenty of things we can do with the current car which will both make it faster and aid our learning and understanding to develop next year’s car, and that’s what we’ve already been doing and will continue to do."

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He later added: “The new parts we bring to the car do both, hopefully, add performance and make the current car go faster, but they are all specifically targeted around areas where we need to further our understanding. And the things we will learn from testing them this year will directly feed into the development of the W15. We also mustn’t lose sight of the fact that we are in a really tight battle for P2 with Ferrari and that position in the championship is really important to all of us, so we have upgrades in the pipeline and will continue to keep bringing them to the car.”

<h2>F1 Qatar Grand Prix: Mercedes Bring Updated Rear Wing for W14</h2>

Qatar has some of the year's highest average highs. The race takes place at night, but the high temperatures have a natural effect on the cars and their drivers. As a result, teams need to pay close attention to things like engine cooling, braking, and tyres. Qatar features both fast corners and long straights. In spite of possible setbacks on the straight, Red Bull is poised to build a sizable lead in other sections of the circuit.&nbsp;

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There seems to be a major change to Mercedes's rear wing. As a result, the DRS plane can be adjusted at a shallower angle, allowing for higher top speeds. Since the W14 car has always had a harder time than others with drag, the team decided to go with this design. An additional development is the rising acceptance of the "cut" endplate style. The AlphaTauri team was the pioneer in this field. It's no surprise that more teams are opting for this strategy on this type of circuit, where downforce is prioritised over drag.

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F1: Mercedes W14 to Get More Upgrades to Compete with Ferrari for P2 in Constructor Championship

Mercedes and Ferrari are neck-and-neck for second position in the Constructors' Championship. Mercedes claims Ferrari has eliminated one of its biggest problems, tyre management, in 2023 after the Japanese GP.

At the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton once again missed the podium. at Hungary, they lost because of a poor start from the pole position, while at Spa-Francorchamps, Hamilton's progress was slowed by the car's limits. Mercedes is still behind Red Bull despite making improvements and tweaks to their vehicle. Mercedes has struggled greatly with the porpoising issue, which results in the vehicles bouncing uncontrollably. While other teams have solved this issue, Mercedes has been slow to do so. When they reduced the vehicles' suspensions for the Spa race, the problem reemerged. George Russell, who finished sixth in the Belgian Grand Prix, rehashed a famous quote from the 2022 Formula 1 season when he said that the bouncing he experienced during qualifying had made the rest of his Spa weekend difficult. Russell said the bouncing was a factor in his finishing the weekend in sixth position, despite the fact that he had a much better showing in both the sprint race and the grand prix after struggling to find his rhythm in qualifying.

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<h2>F1: Why was Mercedes-AMG W14 Pourposing During the Belgian Grand Prix?</h2>

But the issue of W14 bouncing was brought up by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, the latter of whom said it was a "huge amount" of trouble. Due to the sprint event restrictions, Mercedes and its F1 opponents only had the wet FP1 session to refine their vehicles, and no adjustments were available after that. Elliott adds the team will have to assess whether it was circuit-specific or connected to set-up.

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Mercedes chief technical officer Mike Elliott said, "We definitely had an amount of bouncing this weekend, both drivers were telling us that and we could see it in the data."

The Mercedes team is still trying to fix the bouncing problem that plagued their vehicles during the Belgian Grand Prix, according to the team's chief technical officer Mike Elliott. Elliott said the team will have to figure out whether the issue was particular to the track or related to the car's set-up, given that the German team only had the wet FP1 session to dial in their vehicles.

"In terms of the performance, it definitely affects the performance of the cars because it affects the drivers’ ability to extract the maximum grip from the car, it affects their balance and it affects their ability to get their braking points right.", Eliot added.&nbsp;

Elliott said that the drivers' choice of downforce options for their run accounted for the variation in aero improvements they brought to Spa. He assured them that they were looking into the issue and were working to find a solution as quickly as feasible.

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<h2>F1: Mercedes-AMG Belgian Grand Prix Performance</h2>

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Despite Lewis Hamilton's (a seven-time world champion) positive assessment of his and Mercedes' performance in Belgium (they finished fourth), George Russell who finished sixth, was relieved when the weekend was over. At the start of the race, Max Verstappen lost five positions on the starting grid, which moved Hamilton up to fourth. After that, he was content to maintain his position in third. After Verstappen passed, the battle for the third position became between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. The Mercedes driver gave it his all, but his team chose to pit him for the quickest lap at the end of the race, dropping him to fourth place.

Russell, who had a terrible weekend, stated in an interview that the start of summer break couldn't have come at a better time. But he knew without a doubt that if the accident on the first lap hadn't happened, he would have finished higher than sixth.

F1: Mercedes W14 Suffers Porpoising Issues at 2023 Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes' chief technical officer Mike Elliott says the team is still attempting to fix the bouncing problem that plagued its vehicle W14 during the Belgian Grand Prix. Although Mercedes has made some improvements and modifications to their car, they are still behind Red Bull.

Mercedes stunned everyone by unveiling a new Formula 1 improvement package on Thursday, with an emphasis on the W14's sidepods, just in time for the Belgian Grand Prix. The new sidepod inlet design was captured and uploaded to social media as the vehicle was being constructed in the paddock garage at Spa-Francorchamps. Earlier this year, Mercedes presented a significant upgrade package at the Monaco Grand Prix, and one of the main components of that update was a change in their sidepod philosophy. The redesigned sidepod has a rounder air entrance and a more intense downwash than the previous version. The pod's base now has a concave surface as well. It is predicted that this modification may increase the amount of outwash that occurs close to the border of the rear floor. Mercedes has also included a new, low-downforce rear wing onto the car, developed in tandem with the track's unique characteristics.

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<h2>F1 Belgian Grand Prix: Mercedes New Design Philosophy and 2023 Season Struggle&nbsp;</h2>

Mercedes' sidepod concept was updated significantly as part of a larger overhaul package unveiled earlier this year at the Monaco Grand Prix. After deciding earlier in the season to abandon the zeropods in favour of a more substantial design, this season's new sidepod version has a prominent bulge below the 'T' and 'R' of the Petronas logo. This produces a more forceful downwash by boosting outwash towards the floor's rear border, thanks to the concavity of the bottom surface.

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More from new Mercedes sidepods. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/f1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#f1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BelgianGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BelgianGP</a> <a href="https://t.co/NboZuJ9ITO">pic.twitter.com/NboZuJ9ITO</a>
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It goes unmentioned that McLaren, one of Mercedes's clients, has a superior package at the moment. A vehicle capable of beating the PU suppliers at high-speed tracks like Silverstone and the Monaco-like Hungaroring, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri drove it. An on-point Aston Martin squad earlier this year, with Fernando Alonso at the wheel, was at one point ahead of the Mercedes in the Constructor championship.

In Hungary, Hamilton's pole performance outshone that of the vehicle. At Hingaroring, though, Hamilton was to blame for the car's poor start and opening lap.

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<h2>F1 Belgian Grand Prix: Weather</h2>

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On Friday, July 28, there is a forecast for a little wind and light rain during the Belgian Grand Prix. According to the assessment, there is a significant possibility that rain will interfere with both FP1 and qualifying. On Saturday, July 29, forecasters predict a return of drizzle and a gentle wind. According to the forecast, there will be a 35% probability of rainfall during the sprint. The likelihood of precipitation is lowest during the featured race. It will be fascinating to watch what type of strategy the teams use given the forecast for the remainder of the weekend, which calls for a variety of weather conditions.&nbsp;

Several drivers in Formula 1 have asked the FIA to give special attention to safety concerns at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix because of the high-speed turns on the SPA circuit and the number of accidents that have occurred there recently. Due to the harsh weather conditions at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the Formula 1 drivers believed their lives were in hazard during the Belgian Grand Prix. In an accident at the same track where this year's Belgian Grand Prix will take place, young Dutch racer Dilano van't Hoff tragically lost his life.

With continuous precipitation predicted for all three days of the Belgian Grand Prix, visibility is sure to be a major issue for the drivers. Director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association and Mercedes driver George Russell has asked the FIA to take strong action in the interest of driver safety at this year's Belgian Grand Prix.

F1 Belgian Grand Prix: Mercedes' Significant Sidepod Upgrade for W14 Revealed Ahead of Spa-Francorchamps Race

Mercedes is emulating a number of competing vehicle designs, the Red Bull RB19 being the primary contributor but others being included as well. The wishbones of the front suspension were upgraded for the Monaco standard race.

Toto Wolff, the team principal for Mercedes, has stated that Mick Schumacher will shortly receive his first chance to drive the Mercedes W14. Following his dismissal from the Haas driver lineup and his expulsion from the Ferrari Driver Academy, Michael Schumacher's son joined the Silver Arrows as a reserve driver for the F1 2023 season. Since then, he has been a spectator in the Mercedes pit, but rumours have it that he will finally get some track time in Barcelona. In the wake of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya, Mercedes will maintain a presence in Barcelona for the next Tuesday and Wednesday's Pirelli tyre test. While Lewis Hamilton sits out both days of testing, the former Haas driver will put in a full day on Pirelli tyres. Schumacher, following in the path of his father Michael, who drove for Mercedes from 2010 to 2012, switched teams this season.

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<h2>F1: Mercedes and Mick Schumacher</h2>

Schumacher's mistake-filled season with Haas led to the team replacing him with Nico Hulkenberg, and Mercedes picked up the young German driver and made him their reserve.&nbsp;It is thought that Schumacher's test drive, in which he will pilot the W14 for the first time outside of a simulator, will provide a clear indication of whether the 24-year-old is capable of returning to the grid in 2024.

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George will drive on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/SchumacherMick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SchumacherMick</a> will get his first laps in the W14 on Wednesday. <a href="https://t.co/J8e9NMQy6a">pic.twitter.com/J8e9NMQy6a</a>
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Because of what he has learned from Hamilton and Russell, Schumacher's time spent working for Mercedes puts him in excellent position to compete next season. Last month, he spoke about his 'understudy' status to the two in the Mercedes' Diary, saying, "It's also been fascinating working with Lewis and George."

On Wednesday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Schumacher will show whether he has ingrained the advice of his teammates and made good use of his hours in the simulator, or whether his tyre testing session was indicative of how much more work he needs to do to be competitive at the very top level.

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<h2>F1 Spanish Grand Prix: Changes to the Circuit&nbsp;</h2>

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The 2023 Spanish Grand Prix will be the track's 33rd F1 race overall, and its first since 1991. In November of 2021, the Catalunya circuit renewed its contract with Formula One, guaranteeing the Spanish Grand Prix a spot on the calendar until at least 2026. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has served Formula One well as a testing venue throughout the years because of its reputation for thoroughly stressing racing vehicles.

Many racers have lately called for a return to the Barcelona track's original layout, which included two fast, sweeping right-hand turns at the conclusion of the lap in order to increase the quality of competition there. This was recognised earlier this year by the organisers of the Spanish Grand Prix.

F1 Spanish Grand Prix: Mercedes Confirm Mick Schumacher to Drive W14 in Barcelona

The Parilli tyre test, which will be Schumacher's first time behind the wheel of the W14 outside of a simulator, is expected to reveal whether or not Mick Schumacher can return to the grid in 2024.

After crashing out of qualifying at Sainte Devote, Sergio Perez's RB19 had to be lifted out of the way, giving photographers a chance to snap the car's inside. Since the move to ground-effect regulations in 2022, engineers have estimated that 60% of vehicle performance is now created by underbody aerodynamics, thus teams have guarded this region closely. Lewis Hamilton's collision in FP3 also revealed the much-improved Mercedes W14. Red Bull, which has won every race this season, would be considerably more irritated, according to Mercedes trackside engineering director Shovlin. Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes F1 team, revealed in an interview that his team will be comparing the two designs thoroughly in the weeks to come, despite the fact that they hadn't had a chance to do so just yet.

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<h2>F1: How Important is Underfloor Performance?</h2>

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Ground-effect sculpting is largely responsible for the vehicle's performance, and the floor is the most aerodynamically sensitive part of the vehicle.

Unless a vehicle flips or is hoisted into the air, like Perez's was when the Mexican slammed into obstacles on Saturday during qualifying, it is also the most difficult element for other teams to gain a look at.

Due to the tight limits and lack of drainage, marshals in Monaco frequently utilise cranes to extract stuck vehicles off the metal-fenced circuit.

Shovlin, the director of Mercedes' trackside engineering, speculated that the other team was more irritated by the car's disappearance into thin air than Mercedes was.

While the Mercedes leaned backward when raised, the RB19 remained relatively level, drawing comparisons between the two cars.

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<h2>F1 Monaco GP: Mercedes W14 Upgrades</h2>

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Mercedes debuted their 2023 Formula One vehicle during the Monaco Grand Prix. In Monaco, Mercedes unveils its redesigned front suspension, sidepods, and floor. The most noticeable alteration is the zeropod's replacement with a downwash ramp.&nbsp;

Since the W13 and W14 fell short of the mark, this is the first time the team has altered its designs. Since the current W14 tub was produced by the abandoned design, no changes may be made to it this year. The location of the cockpit and side guards has not changed.&nbsp;

The top impact bar functions as a winglet, directing airflow downwards along the floor's edges aerodynamically. This one is broad and more reminiscent of a Ferrari than a Red Bull's, in contrast to the now-standard deep undercut groove on the front of sidepods.

The front suspension also seems to have undergone significant changes and now has anti-dive geometry. This is defined by the angular difference in height between the front and rear wishbones. Anti-dive effectiveness increases with increasing angle.

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F1: Teams Will Closely Monitor Floor Photographs of Red Bull RB19, Says Mercedes

An F1 car's floor is the most aerodynamically critical surface, and its performance is largely attributable to ground-effect sculpting. In addition, the floor design is the most difficult for other teams to see and all teams keep it secret.

Toto Wolff, the Mercedes-AMG F1 team principal, is confident that his team is now heading on the right path with the development of the W14 after bringing a slew of fresh enhancements for their vehicle to Monaco. Wolff expects to see the Silver Arrows go closer to the head of the pack in the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend, which will give them a much clearer picture of how their new components are working. Lewis Hamilton, who finished fourth in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, said he was "really happy" with the Mercedes improvements package that helped strengthen his vehicle and put him ahead of teammate George Russell. Mercedes' Formula 1 team has been struggling since the beginning of the year, with just one victory in the previous 29 races. They're third in the constructors' standings, one point behind Aston Martin, but they're more concerned about the distance between themselves and Red Bull.

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<h2>F1: Mercedes Monaco Grand Prix Upgrades</h2>

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In Monaco, Mercedes unveiled its redesigned front suspension, sidepods, and floor from the W14. The most noticeable modification was the replacement of the zeropod design—the target of much criticism—with a downwash ramp.

The top side impact bar acts as a winglet, maintaining the down washing of air towards the floor borders. However, unlike the now-standard deep undercut channel on the front of sidepods, this one is broad and shaped more like a Ferrari's than a Red Bull's. The front suspension also seems to have undergone significant changes and now has anti-dive geometry. This is characterised by the angular difference in height between the front and rear wishbones. Anti-dive effectiveness increases with increasing angle.

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<h2>F1: Toto Wolff's Assessment of Mercedes's Monaco Performance</h2>

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Wolff said that the late rain in Monaco "flattered" his team and that their perfectly timed pit stops helped them gain ground on Ferrari. With so many new components, he said, they still have a lot to learn about the car's performance.

Many spectators found it fascinating to see the floor design of the latest generation of ground-effect cars for the first time when the marshals lifted Hamilton's W14 and then Sergio Perez's Red Bull high above the circuit as they removed them from the track.

However, Wolff saw the humour in the situation, characterising the Mercedes floor as an "art installation" and "unreal" and joked that it may be more widely imitated than Red Bull's. But he did admit that the team will be comparing the two designs carefully in the coming weeks, even if they haven't had time to do so yet.

F1: Toto Wolff Believes Mercedes is on Right Path to Victory

In Monaco, Wolff said his team was "flattered" by the late rain since they were able to time their pit stops well and gain ground on Ferrari. Moreover, he admitted that, as their W14 features so many new components, they still have a lot to discover about its performance.

F1: Mercedes unveiled the all-black W14 race&nbsp;car on Wednesday, revealing their bold new look for this year.&nbsp;The eight-time constructors' champions have chosen to let the carbon-fibre weave speak for itself rather than painting their car black. The former world champions are ready to reclaim the throne this year by competing against Red Bull with drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell after two bad seasons for the team. While Mick Schumacher, a former Haas driver, will join the team as the reserve driver this season, Toto Wolff will remain the team's principal.&nbsp;In the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the Mercedes W14 adopted a black livery to represent the team's anti-racism message before returning to silver in 2022.&nbsp;The new black livery also includes functional improvements that will help the team reduce overall weight by exposing more carbon fibre. The car also receives numerous upgrades over the W13 as the Silver Arrows team strives to return to peak form.

During his speech at the W14 launch,&nbsp;Toto Wolff said, "Our hopes and expectations are always to be capable of fighting for a World Championship. However, our competitors were very strong last year, and we are playing catch-up. Racing at the front requires resilience, teamwork and determination. We face up to every challenge, we put the team first and we will leave no stone unturned in the chase for every millisecond. This year, we are going all in to get back in front."

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The team will compete for both the constructors' championship and the drivers' championship in the upcoming season. In 2022, the team lost the constructors' championship, snapping an eight-season winning streak. Hamilton and Russell struggled to adapt to the new technical regulations, which resulted in a disappointing season for both the drivers and the team as a unit.

Mercedes has also kept the sidepod design from the previous season, which is now more obvious thanks to changes made to the engine cover's gulley bodywork. Other improvements include a chassis that is significantly lighter, updated front suspension geometry, redesigned cooling systems, and improved aerodynamic concepts based on lessons learned from the previous model.

Russell's performance in Brazil gave the team their lone victory of the 2022 campaign, which helped them finish third in the overall standings at the championship's conclusion. During a post-launch shakedown session at the Silverstone circuit, Hamilton and Russell each had a chance to experiment with the W14. At the Bahrain International Circuit from February 23–25, the vehicle will be tested in advance of the current racing season. March 3–5, 2023, will see the opening round take place on the same circuit.

Meanwhile, a&nbsp;multi-year agreement featuring the Snapdragon brand has been announced by Qualcomm Technologies and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas <a href="https://www.autox.com/news/industry-news/f1-ford-to-partner-with-red-bull-and-alphatauri-from-2026-112377/">F1</a> team. The partnership aims to use the Snapdragon platform to develop distinctive in-person and online fan experiences. To accelerate its digital transformation and build a leading smart space at its campus in the UK, the team will look into ways to use Snapdragon and other Qualcomm technologies.&nbsp;The Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance also has&nbsp;the Snapdragon logo. The race suits worn by the drivers, the attire of senior staff, and the trackside environment of the team will all bear Snapdragon branding.

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Commenting on the occasion, Don McGuire, SVP and CMO of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. said, “Snapdragon delivers premium experiences, and our partners are best in class. The <a href="https://www.autox.com/news/industry-news/f1-mick-schumacher-is-a-new-reserve-driver-for-mercedes-112011/">Mercedes</a>-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team is the leading tech-forward team in F1, making it the ideal partner of choice for the Snapdragon brand.”&nbsp;“Together, we are committed to reimagining the fan experience by bringing Snapdragon to fans around the world,” he added.

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F1: Mercedes Reveals New W14 Race Car; Features All-black Livery

F1: The new W14 race car, which will compete in the 2023 Formula 1 season, has been unveiled by the Mercedes AMG F1 team. After spending 2022 in their more conventional silver scheme, Mercedes' latest model represents a return to black, a colour they previously ran in 2020 and 2021.

Mercedes W14