Mercedes technical director James Allison explained in detail why last year’s Mercedes F1 W11 was so good on all tracks and how they improved the already good title winning F1 W10.

Instead of running their trademark silver livery, Mercedes opted for all-black design with Petronas green stripes as presented on original version, to show their stance against racism and discrimination.

Watch the comparison of the fastest lap at this year's Barcelona Tests and last year's pole position, which is still a track record - both laps were driven by Bottas and last year's lap is 0.326 s faster.

For the first time, Lewis Hamilton has tried out a new Mercedes steering system that allows the driver to move the steering wheel forward and backward to affect the toe angle of the front wheels and adjust the suspension settings while driving.

Technical director of the Mercedes F1 team James Allison explained what are the three key changes to the new F1 W11 that will allow them to have greater development potential during the season.

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton have completed the first laps in the new Mercedes F1 car for 2020 at Silverstone, five days before the start of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

The current world champions have shown the first studio photos of their new Mercedes F1 W11 with which they want to win a record seventh consecutive double championship title ahead of the first Silverstone test scheduled today.