Mercedes-Benz GP

One Year ago, Brawn GP arrived at Monza with people questioning their title credentials. They duly delivered a dominating one-two finish as their nearest rivals, Red Bull, choked.

Can the team, now under the guise of Mercedes GP, repeat the feat with a scintillating display from each of their talented drivers and stuff all …

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All things considered it was a pretty good weekend for the Mercedes GP team. Both cars finished in the points, a risky tyre-strategy paid off, Nico Rosberg showed his dominance over his team-mate with a late opportunistic overtake and Michael Schumacher is not the most hated German in the paddock anymore.

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The greatest track on the calendar signals the return of F1 after the summer break. Usually the thought of a seven-time Drivers’ Champion lining up at the world-renowned Spa-Francorchamps would be a mouth watering prospect, but those looking for a nostalgic Michael Schumacher victory this weekend may be better off watching Come Dine With Me.

This is as the sight of the 41-year-old stuck at the back racing the likes of Pedro …

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Like yin and yang, like two peas in a pod, athletes and arrogance are synonymous with each other. How can we expect any less, really, from twenty-odd bullish men jockeying for prime position in a mental, high-octane environment such as F1? Everybody on that grid wants to stand atop the rostrum with their national anthem blaring out for all and sundry to hear…but some drivers will stop at nothing to seal …

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Nick Heidfeld has parted company with Mercedes so that he can take up a position as Pirelli's official test driver.

The former BMW Sauber driver had been working as Mercedes' test driver this season but is looking forward to his new role.

The 33-year-old German said: "First of all I'd like to thank Ross Brawn, Norbert Haug and Nick Fry for allowing me the opportunity to become …

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Michael Schumacher has said that the handling of his Mercedes car is the reason for his poor start to the season.

The German is ninth in the drivers' standings and has usually played second fiddle to team-mate Nico Rosberg so far this year.

However, Schumacher said: "Looking at the points table then of course we can't be satisfied but there are reasons why the deficit is so …

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Welcome to the latest edition of the 3-stop strategy, a fierce weekly debate about the hottest Formula One topics of the moment. This week Michael Schumacher’s incident with Rubens Barichello, Sebastian Vettel’s title chances and Ferrari’s change in fortunes are under the spotlight.  Lotus lover philracer is setting the questions, with resident TGTB&TB author Craig, …

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Throughout Michael Schumacher’s career, controversy has always followed him around. Some say it’s a ruthless streak that blights his greatness; others compare him to Aryton Senna in how he always needs to win, no matter the cost. Whether it’s the need to win or the need to avoid failure, there is no doubting that Schumacher polarises F1 fans around the world, as recent events in Hungary …

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Want to know how not to perform on an F1 weekend? Just look at the entire Mercedes team this weekend.

One car retired, the other lapped and pointless but that was just the tip of the iceberg for the Brackley-based team.

Michael Schumacher received a ten-place grid drop in the next race in Belgium for nearly killing his ex-team-mate and the Silver Arrows were fined $50,000 for releasing

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The Hungarian Grand Prix is rarely a thrilling spectacle, so Mercedes will feel right at home in their less-than-spectacular season.

Silverstone and Hockenheim were the races that meant the most to the Silver Arrows but now they are consigned to the history books it is time to look towards 2011, where Michael Schumacher can challenge for an eighth World Championship and Nico Rosberg …

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