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While Formula One wends its way from Baku to Miami, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport celebrates a successful start to the 2023 International GT Open. From Baku to Miami: F1 embarks on marathon programme Toto Wolff as teacher on the Harvard Business School MBA course A brace of wins in the International GT Open at Portimão News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News From Baku to Miami: F1 embarks on marathon programme Formula One is back after its spring break. Following three weekends devoid of F1 action, the top class of motorsport returned to the Baku City Circuit for the start of an intensive bout of activity, with five races crammed into the short period of six weekends. It began with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which also featured...

A frustrating afternoon in Azerbaijan with the Team having to settle for minor points Lewis Hamilton finished sixth and George Russell eighth in the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Following Qualifying on Friday, Lewis lined up fifth with George starting 11th for Sunday’s race, both on the medium compound tyre. Lewis held position in the early laps with George gaining two places to run in P9. As both cars began to struggle with tyre degradation, Lewis was unfortunate to pit one lap before the Safety Car was deployed and lost out to others around him. George took advantage of the Safety Car to pit for the hard tyre as the order was shuffled; George moving up to P6 and Lewis dropping to P10. On the restart, George struggled however, and they...

“Close-up” – the name of this series from the Mercedes-Benz Museum says it all. Each instalment tells a surprising, exciting or behind-the-scenes story. By shining a spotlight on details of a vehicle, an exhibit or an architectural or design feature. In the spotlight this time: the high-speed racing car transporter for the 1955 season. The high-speed racing car transporter for the 1955 motorsport season Sculptured appearance and high cruising speed Fast transport of racing and racing sports cars between the factory and racing events Efficient use of components from production cars of the time No. 5/2023: High-speed racing car transporter A work of art: Visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum can see the “Blue Wonder” in Collection...

Debut for the Mercedes-AMG GT2, and a return to the streets of Baku for Formula One F1 is back: New challenges at Baku City Circuit Five ways in which we ensure sustainability in our factory Victory for Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed in the 24h Qualifiers at the Nürburgring Successful debut for the Mercedes-AMG GT2 Three questions for Stefan Wendl, Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News F1 is back: New challenges at the Baku City Circuit Baku, here we come! After three weekends devoid of F1, the top class of motorsport returns to action this weekend. This fourth race of the 2023 season will be the seventh occasion on which the series has been hosted by Azerbaijan. The Mercedes-AMG...

Preparations for the start of the DTM season step up a gear with the official tests at Spielberg Mick's Diary: Life as an F1 Reserve Driver Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Esports squad boosted by the arrival of Marcel Kiefer Maro Engel posts best time in the DTM tests Podium finish in the Super GT opener at Okayama News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Mick's Diary: Life as an F1 Reserve Driver The last three months have been pretty hectic for Mick Schumacher. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Reserve Driver has had a busy time, from working on the simulator to marketing appearances... with a bit of surfing in between! In our new series on the team website, Mick shares his thoughts, feelings and experiences during the year in...

Mercedes-AMG testing new car at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife Mercedes-AMG Teams HRT and Schnitzelalm to run one Mercedes-AMG GT2 each Further Mercedes-AMG GT2 participating in GT2 European Series season opener at Monza The most powerful homologated race car in history of the Mercedes-AMG customer sports programme is about to make its racing debut: following an intense test and development stage, the Mercedes-AMG GT2 will have its premiere in race conditions during the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers. Two test versions of the car with a maximum output of 707 hp (520 kW) will be taking on an extended development run in competitive conditions at the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The double-header on 22nd and 23rd April consists of...

While the F1 teams take a short break, the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing outfits have been racking up further successes all around the world Double triumph and overall lead in the British GT Championship Podium finish for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing in Australia News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Double triumph for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams in the British GT Championship The season opener of the British GT Championship at Oulton Park resulted in a brace of victories for the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams. James Cottingham and Jonny Adam (both GBR) driving the number 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of 2 Seas Motorsport won the first race of the Easter weekend in a dramatic rain-soaked sprint to the...

A three-hour endurance race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza with its long heritage marks the start of the new Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS season on 23rd April. For the season-opening event in the north of Italy, the seven customer sport teams have set themselves high goals and want to confirm the successful achievement of the past year. Season opener at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 23rd April Mercedes-AMG envisages title defence in overall standings and Endurance Cup Ten Mercedes-AMG GT3s in Endurance Cup, six cars in Sprint Cup CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa again GT World Challenge Europe highlight event In 2022, Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP won the teams’ title in the Endurance and overall standings...

Apr 5, 2023 - Affalterbach While Lewis Hamilton was busy claiming a first podium of the season for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Australia, Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams were racking up further victories at Donington and Sonoma Australian GP: Lewis Hamilton scores the Team’s first podium of the season Rewarding weekend in GT World Challenge America Class win for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing in the NLS2 News snippets: Results, facts & figures, social media news First podium of season ‘Down Under’ The third round of the 2023 F1 season was contested at Albert Park in Melbourne last weekend. Lewis Hamilton delivered the Team’s first podium of the season in an eventful race that featured three red flags, a safety car and a...

A chaotic Australian Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton claim the Team’s first podium finish of the season Lewis Hamilton finished second whilst George Russell retired from the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. On a wild afternoon in Melbourne, the race was interrupted by three red flag periods, a new F1 record, one Safety Car and one Virtual Safety Car. A strong getaway at the initial start saw both George and Lewis pass polesitter Max Verstappen and running one-two in the opening stages. George pitted from the lead on lap 7 under the Safety Car; the red flag was thrown only a lap later though, comprising his strategy. Lewis therefore took the subsequent standing start in first having switched to the hard tyre under the red flag. George quickly...

Disrupted day of running on a cool, damp Friday in Melbourne Laps were limited across both Free Practice sessions; FP1 was interrupted by two red flag periods and rain arrived 15 minutes into FP2. In dry conditions in FP1, Lewis focused on single-lap pace finishing the session P2. George, who completed several laps on the soft tyre before switching to long-run performance on the medium tyre, ended P9. Rain showers midway through FP2 put an end to initial running on the hard tyre. After waiting for suitable track conditions, both drivers completed a handful of laps on the intermediate tyre. Lewis ended the session P13 with George P4. With a disrupted programme today, there will be plenty of work to accomplish ahead of Qualifying...

Successful weekend for Mercedes-AMG at Mugello; preparations for Round 3 of the 2023 Formula One season in Melbourne Third race of the Formula One season in Australia Success in class for Mercedes-AMG at the 12 Hours of Mugello News snippets: Results, facts and social media news F1 goes ‘Down Under’: Race 3 of the 2023 season in Melbourne The third fixture on this season’s calendar takes the F1 teams to Albert Park in Melbourne. This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will be the 37th in the history of the top echelon of motorsport and the 26th to be hosted by Melbourne. Eleven of the previous Grands Prix were held on a street circuit in Adelaide (1985 ‑ 1995). Michael Schumacher, winner on four occasions in Melbourne, holds the record...

Heading down under for round three of the 2023 Formula One season in Melbourne Toto Talks Australia Fact File: Australian Grand Prix Insight: Human Performance in F1 Stat Attack: Melbourne and Beyond Toto Talks Australia The progress we saw in Saudi Arabia was encouraging. We maximised the package we had and scored some solid points. More importantly, we continued to learn and understand more about the W14 and our development direction. Everyone back at base has been hard at work to turn these learnings into performance. The signs we are seeing back at the factory are promising. We have got to take it step by step, though, and won’t get carried away until we see performance translated into lap time on track. The competitive order...

Mercedes-Benz, the world’s oldest luxury car manufacturer, has been involved in motorsport for almost 130 years. From Formula One to rally events, drivers are on the road under the sign of the three-pointed star. This chapter in the company’s history is correspondingly diverse. Here a brief summary of some of the important anniversaries and milestones from motorsport history. 1903: Victory in the Nice-La Turbie hill climb with Mercedes-Simplex 60 hp (120 years) 1998: Triple victory for the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR at Oschersleben (25 years) 1963: Eugen Böhringer’s second victory at the Acropolis Rally (60 years) 1903: Victory in the Gordon Bennett Race with Mercedes-Simplex 60 hp (120 years) Birthdays: Luigi Fagioli, Dieter Glemser...

While the Jeddah Corniche Circuit was hosting its third Formula One race, the 2023 NLS season was getting underway on the Nürburgring Nordschleife Double points finish for Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Saudi Arabia Third overall in NLS curtain-raiser for Schnitzelalm Racing Podium for WeatherTech Racing in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Double points finish for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Saudi Arabia The second round of the Formula One season - the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - took place last weekend. The premier class of motorsport was racing the 6.174 km Jeddah Corniche Circuit for only the third time in the history of the series. George Russell and...

Solid race ends in Jeddah podium for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team After a well-executed one-stop race on offset tyre strategies, George Russell finished third, following a post-race penalty for Fernando Alonso, with Lewis Hamilton fifth. With George lining up P3 and Lewis P7, the Team opted to split strategies with George starting on the medium and Lewis the hard tyre. Both cars opted to stop under the Safety Car on lap 17, with George switching to the hard tyre and Lewis taking the medium. George took the restart in fourth with Lewis passing Carlos Sainz for fifth; both cars ran in these positions to the flag. Post-race, the Aston Martin of Alonso was given a 10-second time penalty, promoting George to third. Driver Grid...

The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams have shown a compelling performance in the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship season at Sebring International Raceway. WeatherTech Racing ends up on the GTD-Pro podium in the second IMSA season round as well Mercedes-AMG GT3 #32 of Team Korthoff Motorsports secures top 10 position in GTD class Suspension damage ends the race for Winward Racing after impressive recovery drive Following grid drop penalties after the qualifying, the three Mercedes-AMG GT3s had to start the 12 Hours of Sebring from the back of the grid. Unfazed by this handicap, they used the numerous full-course yellows to make up multiple positions in the early stages already. Maro Engel (GER), Jules...

Looking ahead to the second round of the 2023 Formula One season in Saudi Arabia Toto Talks Saudi Arabia Fact File: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Stat Attack: Saudi Arabia and Beyond Toto Talks Saudi Arabia Our performance in Bahrain wasn’t where we want it to be. But this is the position we find ourselves in and it is already full steam ahead on the car, understanding it and working to get it in a better place. That’s an exciting challenge for all of us. Since Bahrain, we have had open and honest discussions from which we started to plan our fight back. In the short term, leaving no stone unturned in the search for performance. In the longer term, focusing our development to determine how we get to the front. I’ve already felt the...

While the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has been busy preparing for the second race of the season in Saudi Arabia, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is celebrating the successful defence of its DNLS title. Next up: Round 2 of the 2023 Formula One season in Saudi Arabia Mercedes-AMG E-Sports retains DNLS title Three questions for Jan Seyffarth News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Saudi Arabia, here we come! The 2023 F1 campaign is gathering pace. One and a half weeks on from the season opener in Bahrain, the teams are now arriving at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia for this weekend’s race, the third time the country has hosted the premier class of motorsport. The 6.174 km track made its F1 debut in the 2021 season and...

The 68th ADAC Westfalenfahrt opens the 2023 motorsport season on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The first NLS round is used by many teams as one of three preparation races for the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring. Nürburgring Endurance Series kicks off its new season on 18th March Three Mercedes-AMG Performance cars from NLS2 onwards ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring to be held between 18th and 21st May The traditional test and set-up runs having been completed, the 68th ADAC Westfalenfahrt gets the 2023 motorsport season at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife underway this Saturday, 18th March. The legendary circuit in the Eifel has been a central element of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s motorsport programme from the beginning. Many...

Night race in Bahrain gets the Formula One season underway; two wins for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in St Petersburg (Florida) Formula One season opener 2023 in Bahrain Victory for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing in GT America curtain-raiser News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News Tough start to the 2023 F1 season for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team The 2023 Formula One World Championship has begun in earnest. Last weekend, the premier class of motorsport embarked on its 74th campaign. The Bahrain Grand Prix was on the F1 calendar for the 19th time after its debut in 2004 - with the Sakhir Grand Prix also being held on the Outer Circuit of the Bahrain International Circuit in 2020. Sunday evening’s race under the Bahrain...