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Valtteri Bottas looks set to join the dominant Mercedes Formula One team

Bottas looks set for Mercedes move

Valtteri Bottas appears to be on the verge of a move to Mercedes as replacement for retiring world champion Nico Rosberg.

Motorsport • 20 Dec 16

Lewis Hamilton runs from the team celebration before the champagne is sprayed at the Abu Dhabi GP

Hamilton: Mercedes row remains unresolved

Lewis Hamilton has claimed he felt "disrespected" after criticism from within his Mercedes team of the way he drove in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 18 Dec 16

Fernando Alonso has a year to go in his McLaren contract

Mercedes consider move for Alosno

Mercedes are considering Fernando Alonso as a replacement for retiring world champion Nico Rosberg.

Motorsport • 06 Dec 16

Sebastian Vettel on the podium in Abu Dhabi along with the now retired Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel plays down Mercedes rumours

Sebastian Vettel has played down claims he could partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year following world champion Nico Rosberg's shock move to retire from the sport.

Motorsport • 04 Dec 16

Nico Rosberg has retired from F1 less than a week after becoming World Champion

'I'm on the peak' - Rosberg on shock retirement

Nico Rosberg has shocked motorsport fans with the surprise announcement that he is retiring only days after achieving his lifetime ambition by winning his first world championship with Mercedes.

Motorsport • 02 Dec 16

Hamilton was criticised for his behaviour at the Japanese Grand Prix

Hamilton back in media spotlight at FIA request

World champion Lewis Hamilton will be back in the spotlight this week after being summoned by Formula One's governing body to appear in the official press conference for the United States Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 18 Oct 16

Hamilton is expected to be fully fit for the US Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton sits out testing with foot injury

Lewis Hamilton has pulled out of a tyre test in Barcelona to rest a sore foot ahead of next week's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin.

Motorsport • 13 Oct 16

Lewis Hamilton walks away from his car during the Malaysian Grand Prix

Mercedes crush talk of Hamilton sabotage

Mercedes have hit back at claims of foul play by insisting "anyone with an ounce of intelligence" knows they would not sabotage Lewis Hamilton's car.

Motorsport • 07 Oct 16

Nico Rosberg stormed to victory in Singapore

Rosberg celebrates 200th race with Singapore win

Nico Rosberg held off a dramatic late charge from Daniel Ricciardo to win the Singapore Grand Prix and move ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the title race.

Motorsport • 18 Sep 16

Nico Rosberg is on top going into tomorrow's Singapore GP

Nico Rosberg storms to pole in Singapore

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore's Marina Bay street circuit.

Motorsport • 17 Sep 16

Lewis Hamilton was seventh in the practice session following mechanical problems

Lewis Hamilton suffers Singapore setback

Lewis Hamilton's championship assault hit another road bump after he was forced out of practice for the Singapore Grand Prix with a mechanical problem.

Motorsport • 16 Sep 16

Lewis Hamilton will be way down the field at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton handed huge 30-place grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton is poised to start the Belgian Grand Prix from the very back of the field after serving a mammoth 30-place grid penalty following further changes to his engine.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 16

Nico Rosberg will drive for Mercedes until at least 2018

Nico Rosberg signs new Mercedes deal

Nico Rosberg has extended his stay with Mercedes after signing a new two-year contract.

Formula 1 • 22 Jul 16

Hamilton and Rosberg clashed on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix

Mercedes to let Hamilton and Rosberg race

Mercedes will continue to allow Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to race each other despite their dramatic opening-lap collision in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 16 May 16

Hamilton rejects talk his own team are against him

World champion Lewis Hamilton has urged his fans to "respect" his Mercedes team amid wild claims that they are deliberately conspiring against him this season.

Motorsport • 06 May 16

The reigning F1 champion Hamilton sufferered further engine difficulties in Russia

Mercedes deny Hamilton sabotage in open letter

Mercedes have written an open letter to reassure fans that they are not deliberately sabotaging Lewis Hamilton's car.

Motorsport • 04 May 16

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP drives during day three of winter testing at Circuit de Catalunya

High mileage Mercedes tweak F1 testing plans

Mercedes have amended their schedule in Barcelona following the "unprecedented mileage levels" set by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Motorsport • 24 Feb 16

Hamilton (R) was accused of 'extremely aggressive driving' at the United States Grand Prix by his team-mate Rosberg (L)

Mercedes may consider changing drivers

Mercedes will consider changing their driver line-up if the strained relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has a detrimental effect on their team, Toto Wolff has warned.

Motorsport • 02 Dec 15

Rosberg has claimed a third consecutive pole position

Nico Rosberg takes pole position in Abu Dhabi

Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in emphatic fashion to claim his sixth consecutive pole position for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.

Motorsport • 28 Nov 15

Sebastian Vettel celebrates winning in his Ferrari

Mercedes wary of Ferrari threat

Formula One world champions Mercedes see resurgent Ferrari as a genuine threat this season.

Motorsport • 24 Sep 15

Nico Rosberg took advantage of a team error to win the Monaco Grand Prix

Mercedes set to hold Monaco inquest

Formula One champions Mercedes will be in full gremlin-hunting mode when they regroup at their factory on Tuesday after committing one of the sport's biggest strategic blunders at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 May 15

World champion Lewis Hamilton's new contract covers 2016 to 2018

Hamilton signs new €130m Mercedes deal

The Lewis Hamilton contract saga has finally come to an end, with the reigning Formula One world champion agreeing a new three-year deal with Mercedes.

Motorsport • 20 May 15

Lewis Hamilton still leads the F1 drivers standings by 20 points from Nico Rosberg

Hamilton says Barcelona performance was a hiccup

Lewis Hamilton labelled his Spanish Grand Prix weekend a "hiccup" after he lost out to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for the first time this season.

Motorsport • 11 May 15

Rosberg shows Mercedes' true pace in testing

Mercedes gave their rivals a morale-sapping glimpse of their true pace in Formula One testing on Friday with Nico Rosberg lapping more than a second quicker than anyone else.

Motorsport • 27 Feb 15

Fernando Alonso poses as McLaren-Honda announces its new driver line-up for 2015

Alonso a back-up plan for Mercedes

Fernando Alonso would be top of the list for Mercedes if Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton fails to agree a new deal with the team beyond this year, according to motorsport director Toto Wolff.

Motorsport • 02 Jan 15