Luke Smith – BGLO

With a Redesigned Car, Mercedes Hopes It Can Unseat Red Bull as F1 Champion

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Its racecar had a lot of problems last year, which the team says it has solved.

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The new technical rules introduced this year altered the cars enough to create more exciting racing as drivers battled for position.

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Races were squeezed into a tighter schedule, but the good news for teams is that the season is finishing earlier than last year.

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In the old days, teams held up signs to get info to drivers. Now a race engineer can talk directly to them.

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It still holds a record for the largest Formula 1 attendance, and its success helped spawn races in Miami and Las Vegas.

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Determining which of the three compounds, soft, medium and hard, to use and when, can turn a loser into a winner — or vice versa.

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The company has a long racing history, and was once dominant at Le Mans. It will tackle F1 in 2026.

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At its home race, the Italian Grand Prix, the team remains optimistic that it can stop making mistakes and catch up to Red Bull.

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The sport uses dozens of cameras to broadcast the action, from the track, in the air and even from inside the cars.