News Details

Engine reliability concerns force Mercedes into changes

With today's launch of its new W12 car, Mercedes has confirmed that concerns over the reliability of the power unit meant the team had needed to make some changes for 2021. Engine chief Hywel Thomas caused a stir last month when he revealed that Mercedes had experienced "some issues" with this year's engine, just weeks before pre-season testing in Bahrain. "We have got some issues with the power units," he said in a team video released in February. "We know we have issues but we have plenty of plans in place to fix all of those issues. I'm sure it will all be ready for the first race." Read also: Mercedes unveils new 2021 W12 Black Arrow With the official...
Full Story »
4y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Raikkonen: ‘There cannot be reliability issues'

Kimi Raikkonen has told Alfa Romeo there cannot be any reliability...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Mercedes fix MGU-K issue with ‘completely new...

Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to...
4y ago from Crash.net

Perez: Max is a great natural talent

One of the most anticipated driver pairings of the 2021 Formula 1 season...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Mercedes revises MGU-K after 2020 setbacks

Mercedes has implemented modifications to its MGU-K after a spout of...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Raul Fernandez earns maiden MotoGP victory in dominant...

Raul Fernandez scored his maiden victory in the premier class through a...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Neuville crashes out – stage 15 cancelled

The final day of the Central European Rally started in dramatic fashion...
56m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rovanperä holds a comfortable lead on Central...

Kalle Rovanperä emerged from a drama-filled day with a comfortable 36.3...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal: Trossard/set-piece again, Olé Olé

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
16m ago from Arseblog.com

Sources: French attacker is being closely monitored by...

A new name is starting to capture the attention of Europe’s biggest...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Leandro Trossard sinks Fulham to keep Arsenal riding...

s was a mechanical performance from Arsenal but it was enough. Enough to...
10h ago from TheGuardian.com

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

ther goal from a corner, another three points for the Premier League...
10h 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.