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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin says the team's strategy of introducing small, incremental updates rather than one large package is what has kept it competitive at the front of ...

Mercedes' Trackside Engineer Director, Andrew Shovlin, has revealed the team is "ahead of where we hoped" after the midway point of the F1 pre-season test in Barcelona.

Mercedes has given its verdict on George Russell's first F1 season as de facto team leader following Lewis Hamilton's high-profile departure to Ferrari.

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.