News Details

Mercedes engine upgrade worth 0.3 seconds a lap

Mercedes introduced an upgraded engine at the Italian Grand Prix which Lotus' trackside operations director Alan Permane claims was worth around 0.3 seconds a lap. The Brackley team only ran the new unit in race winner Lewis Hamilton's car during the race after Nico Rosberg's unit suffered an issue on Saturday. Hamilton won the race by just over 25 seconds to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, leading Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to describe it as "frightening". Permane, whose Lotus team has yet to get hold of the upgraded engine, believes it's worth a significant amount of lap time over the engine they're currently running. "I'm told it's 0.3s [at Monza],"...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes power unit upgrade worth 0.3s

Mercedes power unit upgrade worth 0.3s Posted On 15 Sep 2015 By :...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Williams unsure of when they'll get upgraded engine

Mercedes spent the remainder of its seven development tokens on its power...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Mercedes and Manor talk engine deal

World champions Mercedes have been in talks with Manor over the past few...
9y ago from F1Hub.net

Ferrari a 'true competitor' in 2016 - Marchionne

Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne is confident the Italian F1 team...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez cruises to MotoGP Sprint victory at Jerez

Ducati’s Marc Marquez cantered to a record-equalling fifth consecutive...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pedro Acosta still ‘focused' on KTM amid Honda...

Pedro Acosta's manager Albert Valera has provided an update regarding his...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Nicolo Bulega: Cremona ‘maybe the best weekend’ in...

Nicolo Bulega says “it’s incredible” to complete the Cremona...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Christian Lundgaard ‘could not have dreamed’ of...

Christian Lundgaard has logged a sensational trio of races, and has...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rinus VeeKay’s defensive masterclass leads to best...

Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber proved to be one of the best in some...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Toyota Gazoo Racing's silver lining

Toyota Gazoo Racing has a silver lining, literally. Not content with a...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

PSG vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Tips | May 7th...

PSG and Arsenal will square off in the second leg of their UEFA Champions...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea set for transfer battle with Arsenal,...

Chelsea will reportedly have to get the better of Arsenal and Liverpool if...
5h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal transfer news update: Bundesliga star...

Arsenal are reportedly ready to pounce on the chance to sign a Bundesliga...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal launch 60m offer for 26-year-old striker ahead...

Arsenal have reportedly launched a bid to sign Chelsea and Manchester...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.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.