James Allison Archives - Motorsport

“That was a mistake” — Mercedes TD James Allison rues Hamilton’s alternate tyre strategy as he addresses their “disappointing” result at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago019 mins

A podium seemed to be on the cards for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix after they managed to lock out the second row on the grid in an interrupted qualifying session. However, certain missteps on the part of the pit wall in terms of splitting strategies and subpar race pace compromised their performance massively….

We’re “going to have to be really at the top of our game to keep eking out a gap” in close 2024 F1 fight — Horner

Marika Petracca6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

A bittersweet weekend for Red Bull at the Canadian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen taking the win ahead of Lando Norris and Sergio Perez retiring after causing an incident in the last laps. In qualifying Verstappen had matched exactly the same time of Polesitter George Russell and he fought his way through an action-packed race…

Mercedes believes Red Bull’s recent F1 upgrade “was a downgrade”

Marika Petracca6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

We had gotten rather used to seeing Max Verstappen take win after win in these last two years, on a Red Bull that seemed uncatchable for the rest of the grid. This season, however, they are not having the dominant season everyone expected down in Milton Keynes. A problem on his right rear brake had…

Lewis Hamilton driving his Mercedes at Imola

Allison plays down impact of major Mercedes F1 aero reshuffle following departure of Chief Aerodynamicist

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago03 mins

Mercedes Formula 1 is beginning a reshuffle of its aerodynamics department, as its chief aerodynamicist, Gioacchino Vino, is on the verge of leaving the team. Vino is departing after six years at Brackley and worked his way up from being a principal aerodynamicist. It’s believed he was removed rather than him deciding to go. Ferrari’s…

Mercedes F1 believes “correlation issues” are the cause of their performance struggles, according to Wolff and Allison

Ewout Albrecht9 months ago9 months ago011 mins

The modern ground effect era of Formula 1 has proven a tricky battleground for Mercedes, who started the current regulation cycle with their infamous ‘zero pod’ concept, which soon proved to be a failed concept rather than the ground breaking innovation they hoped for. Plagued by porpoising issues and an insurmountable amount of drag, the concept was altered for the first few races of 2023, before it was binned altogether from the Monaco Grand Prix onwards.

Mercedes: The reason behind Hamilton’s “catastrophic” F1 Australian GP engine failure remains unknown

Öykü Ceylan9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

The Australian Grand Prix turned into a nightmare for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes as a “catastrophic” failure struck Hamilton’s W15 engine, leaving both team and driver in the dark about the cause of the incident. Already grappling with a frustrating Q2 exit at Albert Park, Hamilton’s woes deepened when an unforeseen engine issue forced him…

“A lot of the car has been designed” around Hamilton’s wishes, says Russell on the F1 W15

Chiara Martin10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

In an open admission, George Russell has acknowledged that a considerable part of Mercedes’ strategy in designing their new W15 car has been centred around the feedback and preferences of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton. This approach comes as Mercedes aims to recalibrate and reclaim their leading position in Formula 1 following a period of relative…

Wolff admits Mercedes F1’s attempts to return to glory “won’t be a linear path” following W15 launch

Editorial Staff10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Lewis Hamilton driving the Mercedes W15 in the rain at Silverstone

Allison on Mercedes’ W15 F1 car: “A big focus has been on improving the previous car’s unpredictable rear axle”

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Mercedes Formula 1 Technical Director James Allison has delved into the key areas the team have worked on while developing the W15 car. The Brackley-based team launched their new challenger on Wednesday with a shakedown at Silverstone as an innovative front wing drew attention. Mercedes suffered a winless campaign in 2023 and lacked competitive top…

Allison praises Red Bull’s winning F1 mentality: “Fruit of well-placed labour”

Lucrezia Costa11 months ago11 months ago06 mins

The Technical Director, who has recently renewed his contract with Mercedes setting up the foundations for a long term partnership, discussed at lengths the effects that seeing title rivals Red Bull dominate Formula 1 in the past few years has had on him and the pleasure he takes in doing his job In spite of…