F1 Daily: Mercedes' Financial Report, McLaren Cars For Sale, and F3 Tests in Jerez

It's race week again! 

Having been spoiled by a recent Formula 1 triple-header, a one-week break feels like forever. But we're racing once again at the Circuit of the Americas for the 2026 United States Grand Prix.

It's still a slow news day, at least in terms of the upcoming race. But we still have something interesting for you in today's Roundtable F1 Daily.

Mercedes F1 has released its 2025 annual revenue report. To say that they profited strongly is an understatement. Take a look:

It's almost similar to their 2024 annual revenue of around $840-860 million, which was a significant jump from their $680-700 million profit in 2023. That massive spike from 2023 to 2024 was interesting because Mercedes actually fell to fourth in the Constructors' Championship.

In 2025, the team bounced back with a P2 finish in the Teams' Standings. So, with the team almost sure of securing both Drivers' and Constructors' Championships this year, Mercedes could see another big jump in revenue in 2026. 

McLaren is selling five fully functional Formula 1 cars that had a part in their 32-year history in the sport. If you're interested (and frankly if you have a lot of money lying somewhere), here's the full list of the McLaren F1 cars for sale:

Specialist dealer Tom Hartley Jr. will handle the sales. There's still no exact asking price, but individual costs could run up to $10 million.

Colton Herta has struggled mightily in his first Formula 2 season, and F2 CEO Bruno Michel might know why. Michel himself didn't expect Herta to have this very challenging campaign, and he says that the Hitech driver might not have expected it too. Everyone might have underestimated Herta's difficult transition from IndyCar to F2.

Herta finds himself in 19th position (out of 23 drivers) in the F2 standings, with no plans of returning to the series next season. The former IndyCar star was on course for a potential F1 seat with Cadillac, but that could be out of his hands now.

The Formula 3 season concluded with Ugo Uguchukwu emerging as the champion. Now, the series will be focused on its post-season testing sessions, starting at the Circuito de Jerez on October 20 and 21. 

After that two-day testing session in Jerez, the F3 grid will travel to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on October 26 and 27. 

The two testing sessions will give teams ample opportunities to assess young drivers, compare prospects, and gather technical data for next season.