{"id":17156,"date":"2025-03-04T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/team-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1-il-prossimo-capitolo\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:37:49","slug":"team-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/team-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1: the next chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/em><\/p>\n New season. New car. New line-up. Next chapter.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe open an exciting new era in the story of our team and Mercedes-AMG motorsport in 2025. We are building on the incredible legacy of our heritage, and we can\u2019t wait to go racing,\u201d says Toto Wolff, Co-Owner, CEO, and Team Principal of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone at the team, in Brackley and Brixworth, has been hard at work over the winter. Last season was incredibly competitive on the track and, whilst we took several wins, we are all focused on challenging for victories more consistently. We have made gains in the off- season, but we will only know where we stand come the first race in Australia,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have an exciting line-up to help us achieve our objectives. Both drivers have progressed through our junior programme and that is a vindication of our commitment to both supporting and developing talent.<\/p>\n \u201cGeorge has proven that he is one of the very best drivers on the grid, capable of competing for the Drivers\u2019 Championship if we can give him a car capable of doing so. As the senior driver, he will help lead the team forward and support Kimi in his development.<\/p>\n \u201cKimi has all the necessary talent to achieve great things at the pinnacle of the sport, but this is a rookie season and there will inevitably be ups and downs. We\u2019re looking forward to that journey together though and helping him develop over the course of the year,\u201d Toto says.<\/p>\n New Line-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI feel like last year was my strongest in F1,\u201d says George Russell. \u201cThis coming season will be my seventh in the sport, and fourth with the works Mercedes team, and I\u2019m working hard to improve year-on-year. As a team, we are incredibly motivated to improve on last season. There is a great energy within the factories at Brackley and Brixworth so I\u2019m eager to take to the track.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s also exciting having a new team-mate in Kimi this year. He\u2019s incredibly quick and I think we will make a great partnership. Naturally, there is a lot for him to learn in his first season but I\u2019m looking forward to helping him do that and working together to help push the team forward,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n Kimi has risen through the junior ranks quickly. Whilst he enters F1 at 18 years old, his youth has not stopped him from impressing at each rung on the single-seater ladder, with titles in F4, Formula Regional, and race wins in F2 last year.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to make my debut in F1 this year,\u201d says the Italian. \u201cIt is a great opportunity, and I am very thankful to everyone at Mercedes for the faith and trust they\u2019ve placed in me. I\u2019ve been working hard over the winter to be as ready as I can possibly be and now, I can\u2019t wait to get started.<\/p>\n \u201cMy focus is on continuing to learn, being consistent, and doing the best job I can for the team. I\u2019m looking forward to working with George; we\u2019re already gelling well and it\u2019s great to have the support of someone who has come through the junior programme too. He is an incredibly strong driver and together I think we will make a great duo,\u201d Kimi continues.<\/p>\n George and Kimi are ably backed up by Third Driver Valtteri Bottas and Reserve Driver Fred Vesti. 10-time Grand Prix winner Valtteri returns to the team having been part of five Constructors\u2019 Championships for the Silver Arrows from 2017 to 2021, whilst Fred continues in his role from last year.<\/p>\n Valtteri said: \u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier to be back with Mercedes. It feels like I\u2019m home. It\u2019s been great to catch up with former colleagues and I\u2019m really looking forward to helping the team both on and off the track. As Third Driver, I will be at every Grand Prix providing support and that extra set of eyes. I will also be at the factory helping develop the car in the simulator too. I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n Fred added: \u201cIt\u2019s great to return for another year as Reserve Driver. I\u2019ve been a part of the Mercedes team for several years now and it really is my family. I\u2019m looking forward to working with George, Kimi, Valtteri, and the wider team to help develop the car and push the team forward.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0Team Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1<\/em><\/p>\n Chassis and PU<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2025 season marks the fourth season of the current chassis regulations, and the 12th<\/sup> of the existing Power Unit regulations. For 2026, a major opportunity shines on the horizon.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing the fourth year of these regulations on the chassis side, the cars are in the more mature phase. Big gains in lap time are harder to come by but we\u2019ve been concentrating on making improvements in the areas that held us back last year,\u201d explains Technical Director, James Allison.<\/p>\n \u201cOur primary focus has been on dialling out the W15\u2019s slight reluctance to turn in slow corners, along with the imbalance in tyre temperatures that made the car inconsistent from session to session,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n That has led to changes to every aerodynamic surface, new front suspension, and further changes under the skin of the W16 to remedy some of the more challenging characteristics of its predecessor. James adds: \u201cWe are pleased with our progress over the winter and we\u2019re looking forward to finding out where we stack up against everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n Power Unit development meanwhile remains frozen, but this doesn\u2019t mean that work stops, as power unit boss Hywel Thomas, Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains explains: \u201cWe have been looking at reliability updates, and some calibration upgrades, to deliver robustness, squeeze the last little bits of performance out of the Power Unit and give ourselves the best opportunity this season. We\u2019ve made good progress and hopefully that can add performance on track.\u201d<\/p>\n With a major reset in the regulations for next year, 2025 acts as the swansong for the current generation of Power Units. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely the end of an era,\u201d explains Hywel. \u201cThe success we have achieved since 2014 was only possible through the hard work of a huge group of talented people. It makes you proud to have been a part of that team. We would love to end such an incredible chapter by adding to our success as the Mercedes works team, and everyone is focused on doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n The size of the rules change for 2026 means that work on the next generation Power Unit has been ongoing at Brixworth for several years. Whilst at Brackley, the team is now free to begin work on developing next year\u2019s car. That means that 2025 will be a fine balancing act.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of the largest regulation changes in the sport\u2019s history,\u201d says James Allison. \u201cEvery team must decide where to spend their resource to both compete on track this year and set themselves up for 2026 and beyond. We\u2019re excited for that challenge and working hand-in- hand between Brackley and Brixworth to be as competitive as we can be this year and build for success next year.\u201d<\/p>\n Hywel Thomas adds: \u201cThe 2026 regulation change is a big challenge but one that we\u2019re enjoying. It\u2019s an exciting evolution, particularly the work on sustainable fuels. Our partnership with PETRONAS, and their expertise, is key for that area. It\u2019s a huge project and we\u2019re working hard to maximise the opportunity in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt is going to be a highly competitive season,\u201d concludes Toto Wolff. \u201cWe saw last year just how close the field was. You couldn\u2019t say race-to-race who would be at the front, and I expect this year to be even closer. We will have to be at our very best if we want to challenge for championships this season.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be a fiercely fought championship from the off,\u201d echoes James Allison. \u201cAt this stage of the regulations, the cars are converging in terms of performance. There will be multiple winners, and it\u2019s possible that we will see even more teams than the four that scored victories last year taking to the top step of the podium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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