Haug Says Mercedes Will Not Switch Support from McLaren
28 Oct 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it was rumored that Daimler and Mercedes chief Dieter Zetsche will travel to Abu Dhabi in order to discuss Mercedes' new plans for its grand prix foray in 2010 and beyond – as st...
Mercedes Rule Out Jenson Button Move to McLaren
23 Oct 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes denied having any interest in signing newly crowned Formula One champion Jenson Button for their 2010 lineup, as suggested in the British media in recent days. As we've mention...
McLaren Interested in Heidfeld for 2010
21 Oct 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Nico Rosberg seems to have already packed his bags for Brackley, McLaren-Mercedes have one more shot at landing an experienced and fast German driver for their 2010 lineup. As Heikki Kovalaine...
Mercedes Would Welcome Raikkonen Back
28 Sep 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes Benz motorsport director Norbert Haug revealed, shortly after McLaren's win in Singapore, that the Woking based team would be very comfortable having Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen ...
BMW Will Not Return to DTM in 2010
21 Sep 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German manufacturer BMW will not join the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in 2010. The news was not reported by a championship official or a German media, but by Mercedes Benz' motorsport di...
Brawn to Become Mercedes' Works Team in 2012?
9 Sep 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes will presumably buy into the Brawn GP team next year and, by 2011, the German manufacturer is to own no less than 75 percent out of the current Brackley based outfit. This is the latest rep...
Mercedes Deny Having Superior F1 Engines
9 Sep 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid reports that the majority of the current Formula One teams – customer ones, of course – are looking to secure an engine deal with German car maker Mercedes-Benz, the German marque&#...
Mercedes Postpone Engine Deals for 2010
8 Sep 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes will likely take a little longer to announce its supplying teams for the 2010 Formula One Championship, as confirmed by the German marque's motorsport director Norbert Haug. The German...
Kovalainen Extension Option with McLaren Expires
19 Aug 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heikki Kovalainen's future with McLaren Mercedes gets more unclear by the day. The Finnish driver has been Lewis Hamilton's teammate for 2 years now and his contract is due to expire at th...
Mercedes Shows Envy Towards Renault's Reversed Ban
19 Aug 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that Renault were granted permission to participate in the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia thanks to the reverse-ban decision issued by the International Court of Appeal on Monday, ther...
Stuck Urges Mercedes to Sign Rosberg
29 Jul 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the McLaren MP4-24 clearly in pole position for winning races this season – after a rather long wait – Heikki Kovalainen's 5th place in the Hungarian Grand Prix is no longer re...
Mercedes: "FOTA Should Reconsider KERS Scrap"
28 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton's dominant win in the Hungarian Grand Prix may have planned at least some doubts within the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) over scrapping the Kinetic Energy Recovery System...
Poll Shows Declining Interest in Formula One
22 Jul 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody knew that the saga between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) couldn't have possibly helped the image of Formula One worldwide....
Mercedes Admit Going for German Drivers in 2010
21 Jul 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After weeks and weeks of media allegations regarding the 2010 drivers lineup of McLaren Mercedes – given that Heikki Kovalainen is in his last year of contract with the Woking based team &ndas...
Haug Hits Bak at Lauda for Hamilton Criticism
17 Jul 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Niki Lauda must have really ticked off Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug when he openly criticized Lewis Hamilton for wanting to abandon his race at the Nurburgring last weekend. The German ...
BMW Aim to Become Engine Supplier in 2010
14 Jul 2009, 07:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes now have a serious competitor to landing an engine deal with Red Bull Racing for 2010. According to media reports in Germany, BMW has confirmed its plans to become engine supplier in Formul...
Hamilton Praises Kovalainen as Teammate & Friend
17 Jun 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton complimented teammate Heikki Kovalainen for his work with McLaren during the past few years and insisted he would very much like to continue with the Finnish driver at McLaren from 20...
Force India Unlikely to Use KERS in 2009
17 Jun 2009, 06:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India are likely to scrap the Mercedes-built Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in 2009, according to Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug. The German official revealed that he was not con...
Mercedes to Push for 3-Year Extension with Brawn GP
9 Jun 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button's incredible winning streak this year – 6 wins out of 7 races – has certainly raised some eyebrows back at the Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart. Being that the Brawn...
Mercedes Close to Brawn GP Branding
1 Jun 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to reports in the German media, it seems Stuttgart based company Mercedes is taking a serious interest in adding corporate branding to the race winning BGP 001 race cars, built by Brawn GP...