News Details

Allison explains why Hamilton only took a new ICE in Turkey

James Allison has explained Lewis Hamilton only took on a new ICE in Turkey, and not the other seven components, because that part was Mercedes' only concern. Unlike when Max Verstappen took his engine penalty at the Russian Grand Prix, Red Bull give him a completely new hybrid system, Mercedes opted not to replace all seven parts of Hamilton's power unit at the Istanbul Park. Instead he only took on a new Internal Combustion Engine and the 10-place penalty that came with that. And that, quite simply, is because that was the only part that Mercedes were concerned about. It was an unusual move as most teams, when they have had to take on engine penalties, have gone the whole way way,...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes had to swap ICE Hamilton: 'Retirement a...

Lewis Hamilton will receive a ten-place grid penalty for the Turkish...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Mercedes admits: 'Then you might as well replace the...

Lewis Hamilton received a grid penalty in the Turkish Grand Prix, which...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Statistics | Can Hamilton salvage a race win from the...

Mercedes have opted to install a fourth internal combustion engine [ICE]...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Horner suspects Mercedes 'forced' into ICE change

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has cast doubt on Mercedes' official...
4y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...

The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event

Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Competitive tension is no bad thing

Morning all, happy Friday to you. There's an early Mikel Arteta press...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

'I didn’t think he had it in him' - Jimmy Floyd...

Former Chelsea hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has said that he had doubts...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Berta eyes bold move, Arsenal poised to trump rivals...

Arsenal are very interested in signing the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet....
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting...

The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.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.