F1 leader Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend's Japanese GP grateful to have extended his overall championship advantage, but conscious that his Mercedes team have their work cut out to rediscover their car's lost speed. The German team were the third slowest team for the second weekend in a row at the last race in Malaysia, after also similarly struggling for pace in Singapore.

Lewis Hamilton

The Briton heads into Sunday's race at the Suzuka circuit, where he has won twice before, with a heftier 34-point lead over the Ferrari driver with five races to go, but only because of the misfortune that has blunted the German's championship charge.

Luxury automotive major Mercedes Benz today said it will hire 1,000 engineers in the country next year for its research and development (R&D) initiatives in India.

Move boosts chemicals group’s growing sports investment portfolio

Glamorous party girl Monique Belovukovic, 21, was driving her black Mercedes through Sydney's Surrey Hills when she was pulled over by highway patrol officers.

Jerome Boateng has been fined by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich after crashing his Mercedes on the motorway while driving back from visiting his ill son.

Stefan Sylvestre, 31, of Hammersmith, west London, was released in 2018 but he was recalled to prison after a warrant was issued for his arrest over his use of the vehicle.

The boxer, who announced last month his return to the ring, gave the 19-year-old a Mercedes-Benz G63, as revealed by a post on her Instagram story displaying her shock at the present.

Floyd Mayweather revealed he gifted his oldest daughter, Iyanna, a $152,500 car for Christmas. Instagram photos show the car as a 2020 AMG G 63 SUV built by Mercedes-Benz.

Rebel Wilson picked up some food - and a parking ticket - as she stepped out in Los Angeles on Tuesday. 

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Lewis Hamilton's stunning sixth World Championship triumph was achieved amid a backdrop of tragedy, Sportsmail can reveal.

The Austrian said that having secured the both championships this season, he would stay in Europe to attend to other matters, with Mercedes set to make its Formula E debut on November 22.

Champions Mercedes are likely to stay in Formula One after major changes come into play in 2021 but that cannot be taken for granted, team principal Toto Wolff said on Tuesday.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: Hamilton will seek reassurances over Toto Wolff's plans before committing his future to Mercedes as he reveals Ayrton Senna-inspired helmet for Interlagos race.

Steve Harrison captured footage of a Mercedes driver taking 15 pairs of gloves from a Tesco petrol station in Salford, Greater Manchester, prompting the motorist to apologise.

An E-Class Mercedes appeared to be damaged by a disgruntled employee who spray painted abusive messages onto the car's bodywork in Leeds City Centre earlier today.

The 1960 300 SL Roadster, now listed for $1.095 million through a classic car dealer in New York City, was discovered in storage by relatives of an Indiana man who recently passed away.

Starting in Rotterdam, the two Maybach S600s took a four-month route across five countries before it is thought they were flown to North Korea from Russia, before Kim Jong-un took a ride in one (pictured).

The singer, 25, looked effortlessly cool as he turned the car out of Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook at Fryman Canyon viewpoint with a male pal in the passenger seat.

Compared to last week’s all-our Christmases-have-come-at-once-Bentley, I thought the A 200 was going to be a run-of-the-mill, practical and prosaic affair. Well, not so

South African traditional leader, Chief Tshekede Pitso, 72, was buried inside his Mercedes Benz with his hands clasped on the wheel. The United Democratic Movement politician died of old age.

Lewis Hamilton's future with Mercedes is under increasing threat and the British driver could join Ferrari in 2021. He has one more season with the Silver Arrows on his £40million-a-year deal.

The six-time world champion's clarification follows Italian media reports claiming negotiations with team boss Toto Wolff have broken down over his annual pay demands.

The British racing star's contact is set to expire at the end of the year, and the six-time world champion has been heavily linked with a move to Ferrari.

They will come face to face when Hamilton, whose contract is due for renewal at the end of the season, returns to work at the Silver Arrows' Northamptonshire factory on Tuesday morning. 

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at criticism from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen , calling the Dutchman's comments 'a sign of weakness' after he recently lit the fire ahead of the upcoming season.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.

Mercedes' reinvention of the steering wheel has been banned just a day after it broke cover. Not that Lewis Hamilton and his boffins will mind because it won't be outlawed until 2021.

It has been reported that Hamilton could pocket around £60million from a new deal with Mercedes but he and Wolff both claimed that they have not yet spoken about figures.

Lewis Hamilton has said he needs to figure out his next 'five to 10-year plan' before signing a new contract with Mercedes. Hamilton joined Mercedes from McLaren back in 2013.

Mercedes have reinvented the wheel - for now. Their new DAS system took onlookers by surprise when cockpit cameras showed Lewis Hamilton tugging on his steering wheel.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lewis Hamilton's future at Mercedes was cast into doubt when his boss Toto Wolff was absent from a heated conference call intended to save F1.

The reigning Formula One champion is waiting to agree terms over a new contract with Mercedes, with his current £40million-a-year deal expiring at the end of this season.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has bought a stake worth about £37million in Aston Martin, the British sports car company that will return to the Formula One grid as a works team next year.

The Portuguese star is close with mother Maria Dolores, who has had a huge influence on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's career, and the 65-year-old has shown off her latest gift.

It's not every day an international luxury car company holds the global launch of its latest model in Britain — and brings over its top brass to do the honours.

Mercedes-Benz' new flagship S-Class limousine, pictured, could be the cleverest car on the road; it can 'see' potholes and bumps ahead, writes RAY MASSEY.

All roads lead to Germany next week as the Frankfurt Motor Show gets under way. Mercedes-Benz will be showing off its first-ever SUV.

This is not so much a van as a luxurious business-class aircraft cabin on wheels. I had to ferry three adults, two growing teenagers, and luggage.

Just in time to add to your New Year wish list comes Mercedes-Benz's latest version of its C-Class compact saloons. And what a high-tech feast it is.

Expect prices from around £25,500 to about £43,000 for the pumped-up CLA45 AMG, which will accelerate from rest to 62mph in 4.7 seconds, thanks to its 360 bhp, 2-litre turbo engine.

It's Mercedes-Benz's its answer to rival BMW's X6 sports utility vehicle. It will be launched at the Detroit Motor Show next month. The new GLE Coupe is to get sporty styling and improved suspension.

JONATHAN McEVOY: The Mercedes mantra has been that they win as a team and lose as a team, but responsibility for these calls surely lies with Paddy Lowe – the technical director.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Mercedes were pilloried here and elsewhere for their embarrassing mistake on the pit wall in Monaco. So we should give them credit for the British Grand Prix.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAKHIR: What if it had been Lewis Hamilton charging down on Sebastian Vettel in those tense last few minutes of the Bahrain Grand Prix? Or Max Verstappen?

JONATHAN MCEVOY’S F1 COLUMN: Valtteri Bottas has given Mercedes a headache after his victory in Baku on Sunday? I don't think so. He has made life perfect for them.

The 43-year-old woman was cycling down Chapel St in St Kilda, Melbourne about 5.20am on March 17.

Former Big Brother contestant Heath Tournier and his young family was just seconds away from death after he woke to a huge fire in his bedroom after their Mercedes Benz was torched.

For the first time in 30 years, the best-selling vehicle in a single month was a van, The Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter, out-selling the most-bought car, which was the Tesla Model 3.