News Details
Mercedes radio system glitch caused Sakhir pit chaos
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin said a 'lurking' glitch in the team's radio messaging system caused the costly pit stop drama in Sakhir. George Russell, standing in for Lewis Hamilton, dominated the opening half of the race after stealing the lead from pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas on the run to Turn 1. However, Mercedes’ bid for a one-two finish went begging after a late Safety Car period saw both cars drop to the midfield following a botched double stack attempt on Lap 62. Amid jumbled radio messaging, tyres allocated for Bottas were fitted to Russell’s car. The Briton was forced to return to the pits, while Bottas was stationary for 27 seconds as...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from SpeedCafe.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes find ‘smoking gun' behind Sakhir...
Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said an issue...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
Russell keeps points as Mercedes fined 20,000 for pit...
George Russell has retained his maiden Formula 1 Championship points...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Exactly what went wrong at the Mercedes double pit...
Mercedes was on its way to an easy one-two victory in Bahrain when a...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Wolff: Mercedes' pit stop error a ‘colossal f**k...
George Russell Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has lamented a radio...
4y ago from SpeedCafe.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Fabio Quartararo aims to ‘get back to the top'...
Fabio Quartararo revealed that his number one priority is to "get...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Honda won’t replace injured Luca Marini for MotoGP...
No description available...
20h ago from Motorsport.com
KTM will continue with MotoGP in 2027 “if we can...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Francesco Bagnaia must “stop the bleeding” of...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...
The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
AJ Foyt Racing fined $25K, lose championship points...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Kyle Kirkwood isn't "in the hunt” with Alex...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...
On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC: Sebastien Ogier confirms entry to the Acropolis...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Co-driver dies after crash during Jim Clark rally in...
Roberts, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene near Duns in the Scottish...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com
WRC signs new deal to race in Portugal until at least...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Fourth WRC Hyundai car "still a chance" for...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal transfer Q&A: Sesko or Gyokeres? Saliba to...
Ahead of an important transfer window for Arsenal, Sky Sports' Dharmesh...
1h ago from SkySports.com
‘Incredible' Premier League attacker favours Man...
Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo has decided to prioritise a move to...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'I've got to double down' – Gary Neville makes early...
No description available...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
“When you talk about financial problems, he could be...
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has urged the Red Devils to sign two...
16m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Aston Martin addresses Lance Stroll lost temper rumour...
Aston Martin issued a short statement to address... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Lewis Hamilton slammed by Italian media as Ferrari star...
Lewis Hamilton has been criticised in the Italian... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
F1: Horner calls for rethink
Red Bull boss believes the race director should... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com
