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George Russell will get new crew member as Mercedes make three main bulletins

Mercedes have introduced some large adjustments forward of the 2026 F1 season.

George Russell is hoping for a giant yr on the monitor (Picture: Getty)

Mercedes are persevering with to finalise their preparations for the 2026 Formulation One season, with the Silver Arrows having confirmed three main bulletins. Mercedes completed slightly below 400 factors behind the 2025 Constructors Championship winners, McLaren, with star driver George Russell lacking out on the highest three by near 100 factors himself. 

There’s renewed optimism that the incoming regulation adjustments may thrust Mercedes again in rivalry, and forward of the 2026 marketing campaign getting underway within the spring, the Brackley-based constructor have been busy with their bulletins. A brand new crew member has been introduced, with Doriane Pin having graduated to the function of a growth driver, having spent two seasons within the junior programme.

An announcement on the Mercedes web site learn: “As Improvement Driver, Doriane will kind a part of the crew’s roster of drivers who work throughout simulator growth and extra actions on the manufacturing unit and trackside.

“On monitor, Doriane will break up her Improvement Driver duties with a soon-to-be-announced racing programme. The ‘Pocket Rocket’ may even attend a number of Grands Prix this season, appearing as a assist and sounding board to our 2026 F1 ACADEMY entrant, who might be introduced sooner or later.”

Throughout what proved to be a busy week at Mercedes HQ, the crew additionally launched their new livery for the 2026 season. It follows the same sample to latest Mercedes designs, with a mixture of black and silver dominating the color scheme, accompanied by the normal inexperienced accents.

Russell, together with fellow Mercedes driver, Kimi Antonelli, will attempt the brand new automotive for the primary time throughout subsequent week’s Barcelona shakedown, earlier than the season will get underway within the first week of March.

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