Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

CEO/Founder: Toto Wolff
Team Chief: Toto Wolff
Technical Chief: James Allison
Sports Director: Ron Meadows

Chassis 2025: W16

Engine: Mercedes
Tyre: Pirelli

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Reserve Driver: Bottas Valtteri

Season 2025

After two very complicated seasons, Mercedes scored four victories in 2024 with the W15, a car that seems to have solved the historic porpoising and bouncing problems that have plagued the team since the 2022 rule changes and the introduction of ground effect cars. The team aims in 2025 to get back into the fight for the top spot even though it will no longer be able to count on the support of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who has switched to Ferrari.

The new single-seater, probably called the W16, will be an evolution of the W15, with further aerodynamic improvements to reduce drag without sacrificing downforce. In addition, the radiating masses will be revised in shape and placement to better manage heat under certain conditions.

George Russell will have the task of leading the team, building on the good results achieved in recent seasons even considering the comparison with former teammate Lewis Hamilton. In 2025 he will be joined by the very young Italian talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli, making his absolute debut in F1.

The 2025 season marks the fourth season of the current chassis regulations, and the 12th of the existing Power Unit regulations. For 2026, a major opportunity shines on the horizon.

“Being 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’ve been focused on making improvements in the areas that held us back last year,” explains Technical Director, James Allison.

“Our primary focus has been on dialling out the W15’s slight reluctance to turn in slow corners, along with the imbalance in tyre temperatures that made the car inconsistent from session to session. That focus has led to changes to nearly every visible 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.”

Power Unit development meanwhile remains frozen, but this doesn’t mean that work stops, as power unit boss Hywel Thomas, Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains explains: “We 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.”

With a major reset in the regulations for next year, 2025 acts as the swansong for the current generation of Power Units. “It’s definitely the end of an era,” explains Hywel. “The 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.”

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History

Mercedes AMG F1 is a German Formula 1 racing team based in Brackley, UK, a sports section of the Mercedes car manufacturer. Since 2020 it has been entered in the Formula 1 World Championship under the name Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, based on the sponsorship agreement with the Malaysian company Petronas that began in 2010.

Mercedes participated victoriously in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1954-1955, winning two world drivers' titles before retiring. It then returned to Formula 1 as an engine supplier from 1993.

The team was refounded on November 16, 2009, when Daimler AG, in partnership with Aabar Investments Company, purchased 75.1 percent of Brawn GP (Mercedes: 45.1 percent; Aabar: 30 percent), and within a few years had established itself as one of the most victorious teams in Formula 1 history, achieving a total of eight constructors' titles and nine drivers' titles. In 2011 it was reported that the two companies also purchased the remaining part of the stake owned by Ross Brawn.

On November 19, 2012, Daimler AG confirms that it has become the sole owner of the team, having taken over the remaining 40 percent of the shares previously owned by Aabar Investments.

On December 19, 2020, ownership of the team is divided into three equal parts between Daimler AG, Ineos and Toto Wolff.

(Source Wikipedia)

First race:

 French Grand Prix 1954

First victory:

 French Grand Prix 1954

Year	Chassis	Engine	Points
2025	Mercedes GP W16	Mercedes	260
2024	Mercedes GP W15	Mercedes	468
2023	Mercedes GP W14	Mercedes	409
2022	Mercedes GP W13	Mercedes M13 E Performance	515
2021	Mercedes GP W12	Mercedes M12 EQ Power+	613.5
2020	Mercedes GP W11	Mercedes M11 EQ Power+	573
2019	Mercedes GP W10	Mercedes M10 EQ Power+	739
2018	Mercedes GP W09	Mercedes M09 EQ Power+	655
2017	Mercedes GP W08 EQ Power+	Mercedes M08 EQ Power+	668
2016	Mercedes GP F1 W07 Hybrid	Mercedes PU106C Hybrid	765
2015	Mercedes GP W06 Hybrid	Mercedes PU106B Hybrid	703
2014	Mercedes GP W05	Mercedes PU106A Hybrid	701
2013	Mercedes GP F1 W04	Mercedes FO 108Z	360
2012	Mercedes GP F1 W03	Mercedes FO 108Z	142
2011	Mercedes GP MGP W02	Mercedes FO 108Y	165
2010	Mercedes GP MGP W01	Mercedes FO 108X	214

* Season with at least 1 point won (since 2000)

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