Tag: Shovlin

Andrew Shovlin has predicted porpoising to be a thing of the past but warns against new aerodynamic '"traps" with 2026 F1 regulations.

Mercedes' F1Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin has explained the "compromise" the team had to contend with amid the decision to scrap its rear suspension upgrade.

Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin has revealed the team is targeting more victories in F1 in 2025, having understood the team's mid-season dip.

Mercedes has claimed that it was "inconvenient" that the team's best F1 weekend of 2025 coincided with the reintroduction of a problematic rear suspension.

Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin has explained that the regression of the W16 is a key factor in Andrea Kimi Antonelli's downturn in form in recent F1 races.

Mercedes suspects that the true hierarchy among the teams in the 2025 F1 season will be established once the upcoming three rounds have been completed.

Mercedes believes that it has made “good steps” towards addressing the weaknesses that plagued it in 2024 with the team’s W16 car based on F1 pre-season testing.

Mercedes has identified addressing its overheating rear tyre problem as a key area of development for its 2025 Formula 1 car.

Mercedes Head of Trackside Engineering Andrew Shovlin doesn’t believe driving style was the main factor behind a turbulent 2024 Formula 1 campaign for Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes Head of Trackside Engineering Andrew Shovlin has explained why Lewis Hamilton struggled throughout the 2024 Formula 1 campaign with the W15 machine.