MERCEDES

Something of a fallen giant across recent years.

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First entry 1954 French / Races entered 341 / Constructors' titles 8 / Drivers' titles 9 / 2026 car F1 W17-Mercedes

After an all-conquering start to the hybrid era from 2014-2021 where the team and its drivers - notably one Lewis Hamilton - swept all that lay before them, Mercedes-AMG has largely been left to piecemeal wins since. A winless season in 2023 was the team's worst campaign silverware-wise since 2011, but even then Mercedes still managed to finish second in the Constructors' standings, a feat it replicated last year with just two wins. The consistency is undoubtedly there, and operationally this is still one of the best teams out there.

The rules reset for this season could well play nicely into Mercedes' hands, with echoes of the shift that catapulted the three-pointed star to the top of the world in 2014. With the benefit of its own factory engine supply, the team is arguably best-placed to start this year on a high note.

CAN MERCEDES REPEAT 2014 F1 DOMINATION ALL OVER AGAIN IN 2026?

As Mercedes enters Fl's new era, the question is whether a fresh rules reset can once again place it a step ahead, as it did in the hybrid age

Mercedes' 2026 Formula 1 car has a familiar question hanging over it: As Formula 1 resets its technical regulations once again, can the team do what it did in 2014 and emerge one decisive step ahead of the field? More than a decade has passed since Mercedes defined the hybrid era with ruthless dominance, marrying power-unit excellence to a chassis capable of exploiting it better than anyone else to be a cut above its rivals in the championship for several years.