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Less than a week after clinching the Formula One (F1) world for the first time, Nico Rosberg made a sudden announcement of retirement from the sport. The German, who played for the Mercedes AMG Petronas announced the decision to his fans on his Facebook page today. “Since 25 years in …

LONDON – Mercedes AMG Petronas team will abstain in the final race of the Formula One (F1) season when its two drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton compete for the world championship.Competition length of 21 rounds finally reached the summit in Abu Dhabi this weekend with Hamilton 12 points behind …

Thursday, 25 August 2016 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Lewis Hamilton can become only the third driver to win 50 grands prix when Formula One returns from its month-long August break and gets back to business at Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. The triple world champion ended the first half of the season in blistering …

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gave himself a perfect 20th birthday present by winning the last Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, while Lewis Hamilton stretched his Formula One world championship lead to 34 points. Hamilton, who had started on pole position, finished second for Mercedes with his …

Thursday, 28 September 2017 :  The Williams Formula 1 team’s profit during the first half of 2017 was boosted by a payment from Mercedes for releasing Valtteri Bottas, Autosport understands. When Nico Rosberg announced his shock retirement following his 2016 world championship win, Mercedes recruited Bottas as his replacement to partner …

Monday, 15 May 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes stole a stunning victory in the Spanish Grand Prix from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. A clever strategic move by the team followed by Hamilton attacking and passing Vettel put the Briton in control and he defended successfully to the end. Vettel had …

Friday, 28 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will not impose team orders as a matter of course, but are aware they may be necessary in the title fight this year. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside so Hamilton could attack eventual winner Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari …

Friday, 14 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team are the “underdogs” in their battle with Ferrari heading into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The Briton shares the championship lead with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after a win and a second place apiece in the first two races of …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton is intrigued to find out whether Mercedes’ longer wheelbase proves advantageous in its Formula 1 world championship battle with Ferrari in the forthcoming grands prix. Although there seems to be little separating F1’s benchmark cars, the Mercedes appears better in cooler conditions and …

Saturday, 8 April 2017 :  Wehrlein moved to Sauber for the 2017 F1 season, having completed his rookie campaign with Manor, but his start has been delayed by a back injury sustained in the Race of Champions event in January. The German missed the first pre-season test at Barcelona, withdrew …