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Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’

On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union.

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Bottas returns to Mercedes as F1 third driver

Valtteri Bottas has been signed by Mercedes to be its third driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber.

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Valtteri Bottas reunites with Mercedes F1 team after missing out on 2025 seat

The Finnish driver will link up with the Silver Arrows in the paddock next year

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Bottas rejoins Mercedes as 2025 F1 reserve driver

Valtteri Bottas has been re-signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber.

Autosport

Verstappen on F1 future: Mercedes talk constructive, but I like where I am

Max Verstappen says he sees no reason to change Formula 1 teams before his current Red Bull deal is up in 2028.

Motorsport

Ben Sulayem finds ally in swearing clampdown in Mercedes boss Wolff

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s push to drive swearing out of Formula 1 has received unlikely support from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

Autosport

‘We will always be your people’: Wolff says emotional goodbye to Hamilton

The Mercedes team principal hailed a historic partnership with Lewis Hamilton while, elsewhere, Max Verstappen learned his punishment for swearing in Singapore

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Seven things we learned from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

And breathe. Formula 1's 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it's already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.

Autosport

We’ll cheer on Lewis Hamilton if Mercedes can’t win 2025 title – Toto Wolff

Hamilton will race for Ferrari next season after ending his 12-year stint with the Silver Arrows.

The Independent UK

Mercedes: Hamilton would have fought for win without bollard incident

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.

Autosport

Hamilton would have fought for win without bollard incident, reckons Mercedes

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.

Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton receives heartfelt message from Toto Wolff ahead of Ferrari move: ‘You should win’

Hamilton finished fourth in his final race for Mercedes as he heads to Ferrari for 2025

The Independent UK

Wolff: Mercedes error that cost Hamilton “inexcusable” at Abu Dhabi GP

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the “idiotic” mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Autosport

Toto Wolff apologises for ‘idiotic’ mistake in Lewis Hamilton’s final qualifying

Lando Norris led a McLaren one-two as the British team strengthened their grip on the constructors’ championship.

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Wolff says Mercedes error that cost Hamilton was “inexcusable”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the “idiotic” mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Toto Wolff apologises to Lewis Hamilton for ‘idiotic’ mistake in Abu Dhabi

The Mercedes boss was downbeat after a qualifying to forget for Hamilton in his final race for the team

The Independent UK

Christian Horner’s nine-word response to Toto Wolff ‘terrier’ dig

Christian Horner has responded after he was branded a “yapping little terrier” by Toto Wolff, following the Formula One fallout between George Russell and Max Verstappen.

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton suffers ill fortune on final Mercedes bow as Lando Norris claims Abu Dhabi pole

Hamilton will start his final race for Mercedes 16th on the grid while Norris led home a McLaren one-two

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Horner defends Verstappen in Russell feud as Formula One rift escalates

Christian Horner has defended Max Verstappen in the world champion’s ill-tempered feud with George Russell before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The Independent UK

Christian Horner: Max Verstappen’s row with George Russell is a pantomime

Russell escalated his war of words with Verstappen on Thursday, following their row in Qatar last weekend.

Autosport

Horner would "rather be a terrier than a wolf" after Mercedes "pantomime"

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has shrugged off Mercedes chief Toto Wolff's criticism after the pair weighed in on a high-profile spat between their drivers Max Verstappen and George Russell.

The Independent UK

Christian Horner hits back at Toto Wolff: ‘I’d rather be a terrier than a wolf’

The Red Bull team principal came under fire from his Mercedes colleague over his remarks directed at George Russell after the Qatar Grand Prix

Autosport

Is the Wolff vs Horner conflict back to F1 2021 levels?

Mercedes was at pains to point out that Toto Wolff's "yapping little terrier" jibe had been directed at his opposite Formula 1 team principal number at Red Bull, Christian Horner.

Autosport

Ben Hunt: Russell’s fury with Verstappen is all part of his development

George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen has caught many by surprise - but really, it is not that unexpected. The content of the explosive verbal boxing match between the two, however, is.

Motorsport

Threats, lies and backstabbing: How the Verstappen and Russell feud played out

The old adage of 'if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all' has never really been adhered to within Formula 1 – and now George Russell and Max Verstappen are happy to air their dirty laundry in public after their falling out at the Qatar…

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