News Details

Mercedes hid W06's true potential in Jerez - Costa

The fact it was Ferrari and Sauber not Mercedes that topped the times in Jerez has led some to believe that the gap has closed, but Mercedes designer Aldo Costa has warned there is plenty to come from Mercedes' W06. Some critics believe the championship winning team has played it too safe as the W06 closely resembles the W05, but Costa insists much has changed under the skin. "The car is an evolution," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "But in reality it is very different in many parts that cannot be seen from the outside." In Jerez, the Anglo-German outfit was keeping its performance well and truly under wraps according to the Italian, as it chose to instead...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes yet to show full potential – F1 Designer...

Designer Aldo Costa denies Mercedes has played it too safe with the new...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Costa: Very little of Mercedes W06 potential has been...

Designer Aldo Costa denies that the world champion team has played it...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

2015 Jerez Testing analysis – Mercedes only produced...

Ferrari itself topped the timesheet three of the four days in the...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Rosberg happy but wary of Ferrari resurgence

Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes team are diligently putting in...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez labels his Saturday ‘perfect' at...

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez labeled his pole position and Sprint...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kirkwood fastest in first IndyCar session of the 2025...

The NTT IndyCar Series was back on track Friday afternoon for the first...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Scott McLaughlin signs long-term extension with Team...

Scott McLaughlin has announced that he and Team Penske will be competing...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Will Buxton: F1 drivers see IndyCar as ‘quite...

Will Buxton is IndyCar’s new lead TV presenter, moving over from...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Elfyn Evans wins Rally Sweden by a whisker

Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing,...

Elfyn Evans under pressure on Rally Sweden –...

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin maintained their lead on Rally Sweden after...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Liverpool increasingly optimistic of landing...

Liverpool are looking to improve their attacking unit with the signing of...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal 'to rival AC Milan' in £50m transfer battle...

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to battle Italian giants AC Milan for the...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal 'target' Joshua Kimmich sent transfer warning...

Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl warns Joshua Kimmich that no...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

13-G/A this season: Arsenal ready to pay 58m for...

Arsenal are looking to improve their attacking unit with the signing of...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.