News Details

Mercedes: Assessing a power unit failure

Step by step procedures on investigation of an engine failure. What do we now know about the failure on Lewis' Power Unit in Shanghai? The Power Unit in question arrived back at Brixworth in the early hours of Thursday morning of the week following the race and investigation into the failure has been on-going every minute since its return to the factory. The MGU-H has been stripped and the issue is suspected to be associated with the insulation. The turbocharger will be replaced in addition to the oil pumps, after debris was found in the oil system. With the repairs completed, this Power Unit will remain in the driver pool and travel to Sochi as a spare. What's the initial course of action...
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton can re-use power unit that failed in China

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will be able to re-use the power...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Assessing a power unit failure

Using Lewis Hamilton's Shanghai power unit failure as an example,...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

Hamilton to re-use China qualifying engine

Lewis Hamilton will be able to re-use the power unit that failed in...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Hamilton's failed Chinese engine can still be used -...

Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton's failed Chinese Grand...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

German GP signs deal to remain on MotoGP calendar...

The organisers of the German GP have announced that the race will remain...
18m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Marc Marquez: ‘I prefer to be pessimistic’ about...

Marc Marquez admits he prefers to be “pessimistic” over his chances...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou opens ‘all the options’ in Ganassi’s...

Alex Palou won his seventh IndyCar race of the season on Sunday,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Mixed Iowa fortunes eliminates Team Penske from...

Team Penske showed flashes of domination in the two races from Iowa...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Linus Lundqvist on standby if Nolan Siegel cannot race...

Arrow McLaren announced on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will be with the...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal 'keeping a close eye' on 24-year-old versatile...

Real Madrid attacker Rodrygo Goes has been linked with a move away from...
38m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal set to face competition from Bayern Munich in...

Arsenal have been credited with interest in Crystal Palace attacker...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Young, physical and composed - Mosquera has talent to...

One of the best indicators of Cristhian Mosquera's quality can be found in...
1h ago from SkySports.com

Premier League fans in Asia want to feel valued –...

-season trips to Asia may not be new for English clubs, but they remain a...
3h ago from TheGuardian.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.