{"id":26114,"date":"2025-02-27T12:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T07:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/blog\/?p=26114"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:27:26","slug":"mercedes-w16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-f1-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/mercedes-w16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-f1-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes W16 makes its debut on track for 2025 F1 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26114\" class=\"elementor elementor-26114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cb5115f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cb5115f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c7e207\" data-id=\"45c7e207\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427cb10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"427cb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26241\" alt=\"Mercedes W16 makes its debut on track for 2025 F1 season\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-5.png 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-5-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-5-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-5-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c88da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6c88da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoreover, the team has elected to break with usual tradition and not hold an annual shakedown at Silverstone, instead choosing not to run the new car until touching down in Bahrain.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f96511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f96511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/mercedes-benz-cars\">Mercedes<\/a> enter the new season with George Russell as its experienced driver, following Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s move to <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/ferrari-cars\">Ferrari<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1aee6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f1aee6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIts teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli will partner Russell, representing the start of a new era for the team without Hamilton.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fbc7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fbc7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNotably, the W16 is the last car that Mercedes will design of this generation, with an all-new concept required for 2026, their focus this season has been on righting the wrongs of this car\u2019s predecessors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227bff21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227bff21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cBeing 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\u2019ve been concentrating on making improvements in the areas that held us back last year,\u201d explains Technical Director, James Allison.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfd6f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfd6f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/mercedes-benz-cars\">Mercedes<\/a> are attempting to bring a more harmonious set of traits across the speed range, while staying with the W15\u2019s general chassis geometry and suspension layout (still push-rod front and rear).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284ecf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"284ecf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26093\" alt=\"Mercedes W16 makes its debut on track for 2025 F1 season\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover.png 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250a47df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250a47df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe gearbox is a carry-over unit from 2024, reflecting the fact that there are no changes in cockpit positioning or wheelbase (unlike in \u201924 and unlike at <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/ferrari-cars\">Ferrari<\/a> this year). The differences are all in the aerodynamic surfaces.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7517e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7517e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cOur primary focus has been on dialling out the W15\u2019s slight reluctance to turn in slow corners, along with the imbalance in tyre temperatures that made the car inconsistent from session to session,\u201d the team&#8217;s technical director James Allison explained.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4e232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f4e232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe team explained it has changed &#8220;every aerodynamic surface&#8221; of the car for 2025, as well as designing a new front suspension.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b2f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b2f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The W16 features a new front suspension and further changes under the skin to \u201cremedy\u201d some of the challenging characteristics of its predecessor, the team have explained.<\/li><li>The front wing features a more evenly distributed chord height for the elements across their span, whilst the outer portion of the wing was also modified to improve its ability to generate outwash.<\/li><li>\u201cBeing the fourth year of these regulations on the chassis side, the cars are in the more mature phase,\u201d Mercedes technical director James Allison said.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c778c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c778c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chassis and PU<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f6857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9f6857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26094\" alt=\"Mercedes W16 makes its debut on track for 2025 F1 season\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1.png 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-1-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d53646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d53646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 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.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bf0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bf0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cBeing 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\u2019ve been focused on making improvements in the areas that held us back last year,\u201d explains Technical Director, James Allison.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508ce48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508ce48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cOur primary focus has been on dialling out the W15\u2019s slight reluctance to turn in slow corners, along with the imbalance in tyre temperatures that made the car inconsistent from session to session,\u201d he continues.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ff24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ff24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThat 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.\u201d James adds: \u201cWe are pleased with our progress over the winter and we\u2019re looking forward to finding out where we stack up against everyone else.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d29f4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d29f4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mercedes undergoes transformation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74eb37e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74eb37e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26095\" alt=\"Mercedes W16 makes its debut on track for 2025 F1 season\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-2.png 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mercedes-W16-makes-its-debut-on-track-for-2025-F1-season-cover-2-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef16104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef16104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/mercedes-benz-cars\">Mercedes<\/a> ended 2024 in fourth place, their weakest position since 2012, and go into this season without seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton in their line-up following his <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/ferrari-cars\">Ferrari<\/a> move. Instead George Russell and rookie Kimi Antonelli will turn out for Mercedes, with former racer Valtteri Bottas in a reserve role.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a6b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a6b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen asked how different the W16 will be from its predecessor, Russell told media :\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2dadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be2dadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a significant change this year, to be honest. Mercedes won four races in 2024, two each for Russell and former team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the team&#8217;s first victories since 2022.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f884f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f884f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut the car&#8217;s performance was inconsistent and <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/mercedes-benz-cars\">Mercedes<\/a> finished fourth in the constructors&#8217; championship behind <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/mclaren-cars\">McLaren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/ferrari-cars\">Ferrari<\/a> and Red Bull.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;We have been a lot more disciplined with every change we have made, and more thorough than ever in terms of the simulator running, just to ensure we&#8217;re not going to fall into a new trap.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7243c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc7243c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;If we bring the performance we expect, it should be a good step forward. 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