At the tenth race of the championship at Silverstone, Mercedes brought the long-announced package of aerodynamic improvements which could decide their chances of fighting the faster Red Bull who increased its advantage in the drivers' and constructors' championship - we bring an overview of changes to the Mercedes F1 W12.

The current world champions are preparing several improvements for their current F1 W12 car in the hope that this will also help them fight Red Bull, which has significantly improved its RB16B in the last few races.

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles and chief trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin believe their team has yet to figure out what is the solution is to rear-end stability problems that have made it difficult for their drivers to get laptimes out of the new Mercedes F1 W12.

Valtteri Bottas is pleased that the last two days of testing have managed to drive a good chunk of laps after losing the first part of the first day due to transmission problems, but believes the main problem with the new Mercedes is a nervous rear end.

Valtteri Bottas managed to drive only one lap before Mercedes discovered a gearbox problem on their new F1 W12 after which they had to replace the gearbox ahead of the resumption of the first day of testing in Bahrain.

Current world champions Mercedes have released studio photos of the new F1 car for 2021 F1 W12 which has retained a predominantly black color with a silver engine cover and with which they want to win a record eighth championship title.

The current world champions have published a photo revealing what the new F1 car for 2021 will look like, which they will present on Tuesday, while keeping the predominantly black color as seen on last year's F1 W11.

The current world champions have announced the launch date of the new F1 car for 2021 with which they will try to win the eighth consecutive double title, and the new F1 W12 will be shown to the public for the first time in early March.