News Details

Mercedes with engine experiments - Technical and sporting news

F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit The Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team used the last race weekend of the season for experimenting with 2020-specification engine components after it had to install fresh power unit parts in to the car of Valtteri Bottas, exceeding the permitted allocation. With minor reliability concerns with the brand-new units, the team had to make precautionary changes over the weekend. The persisent reliability problem – Despite his second place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was dogged by reliability problems in the 55-lap race. The Dutchman started complaining after his sole pit stop of issues under acceleration out of corners....
Full Story »
6y ago from F1Technical.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Valtteri Bottas takes second new power unit of Abu...

Valtteri Bottas has been forced to take another new power unit at this...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Bottas takes second new engine of Abu Dhabi GP

Valtteri Bottas has been forced to take a second fresh power unit of the...
6y ago from GPFans.com

FP1: Bottas quickest while Ricciardo went bang

Valtteri Bottas put his brand new Mercedes engine to good use to set the...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Mercedes changes Bottas' engine… again!

Mercedes was forced to change Valtteri Bottas' power unit for a second...
6y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal vs Liverpool Prediction and Betting Tips | 8th...

The Premier League features a clash between two of England's biggest teams...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

‘January move possible’: Reliable journalist says...

Arsenal are reportedly stepping up their efforts to sign Blackburn...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other...

A lot has changed in the Premier League over the course of the last few...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

External arrogance : Rice backs Vik

Morning all. There's a little calm before the storm feeling about today,...
14h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Axed Red Bull star sent boss £6,000 therapy bill

A former Red Bull star has revealed that he sent... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Mercedes tease first look at 2026 car

Mercedes are the latest F1 team to tease when the... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

Lando Norris' friend calls out parasocial F1 fans

Lando Norris' close friend and business partner... Read More »
48m ago from GPFans.com

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.