News Details

Intercooler clamp failure caused Hamilton DNF

Lewis Hamilton had a race to forget at Singapore, where after a difficult qualifying session for the entire Mercedes team, he encountered a power unit issue that forced him into retirement halfway into the race. Hamilton raced steadily in fifth position in the first part of the race, ahead of team mate Rosberg until a loss of boost pressure caused him to drop down the pecking order, lapping 15s slower than usual. 'On lap 26, Lewis suffered a loss of power which couldn't be resolved, forcing him down the field and leading to his retirement on lap 32. Lewis' problem was diagnosed as a loss of boost pressure caused by the failure of a clamp between the intercooler and plenum.' Despite missing...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1Technical.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Rosberg to use Fourth Power Unit

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg will use his fourth engine of the 2015...
10y ago from F1Hub.net

Rosberg to use fourth and final engine in Singapore

Nico Rosberg will use his fourth power unit of the season at this...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Mercedes engine upgrade worth 0.3 seconds a lap

Mercedes introduced an upgraded engine at the Italian Grand Prix which...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Why are Mercedes keen to downplay new Wundermotor?

At Monza Mercedes unleashed an upgraded version of their all conquering...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Alex Marquez to receive factory-spec Ducati for 2026...

Alex Marquez is set to be rewarded for his 2025 MotoGP efforts and...

Marc Marquez: Misano MotoGP victory was the...

Marc Marquez bounced back from his first MotoGP Sprint race retirement of...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Team Penske places David Malukas in the iconic #12...

Team Penske has announced that David Malukas will be joining the team and...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Zak Brown addresses three areas IndyCar can improve

McLaren CEO Zak Brown penned an open letter on Monday outlining his...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

David Ornstein announces 'shock' Arsenal departure and...

Arsenal have made a major shake-up at boardroom level as Tim Lewis has...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Why not both?

Morning all, and happy Friday to you. It's a quiet one, with preparations...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Henry, Arteta and more! Arsenal's best PL goals...

Ahead of their clash against Manchester City at the Emirates, take a look...
4h ago from SkySports.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.