Motor racing-Mercedes back to black and ready to reclaim titles

FILE PHOTO: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton attend a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes went back to black on Wednesday with a sleek new Formula One car they hope will allow Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to fight for wins and titles after a difficult 2022 season.

The team ended an unprecedented run of eight successive constructors' titles with third place overall last year after wrestling with a bouncing car whose performance was hard to extract.