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Mercedes: ‘Considerable changes to the power unit'

Mercedes Launch – The new Mercedes AMG W09 may look fundamentally the same as last year's car, but there have been significant changes underneath its skin. With the obvious exception of the new Halo safety device, as well as some aerodynamic regulation tweaking, the rules for 2019 have remained largely the same. This has led to the revealed cars, so far, being very similar visually to last years. This was no different for Mercedes, who revealed their W09 at Silverstone on Thursday. With the rules over power unit component usage also being tweaked, Andy Cowell of Mercedes' power unit division, explains the work that has gone in to ensuring the new engine has a chance of retaining its...
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