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Mercedes: Bahrain F1 test gearbox issue “came out of nowhere”

Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Toto Wolff says the early gearbox issue Mercedes encountered during the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain “came out of nowhere”. Mercedes suffered an early setback on the opening day of running during Bahrain’s three-day pre-season test when it discovered a gearshift problem on Valtteri Bottas’ W12 during the first hour. Bottas missed nearly three hours of the morning session due to a subsequent gearbox change and only re-emerged for the final 30 minutes, completing a total of just six laps....
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