Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • Formula 1 Calendar
    • Championship Standings
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Championship Standings
    • Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • WRC
    • WRC Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • MotoGP Calendar
    • Team/Rider Line-Up
    • Championship Standings
  • IndyCar
    • IndyCar Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • WEC Calendar
  • More
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • NASCAR
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Register
  • Formula 1
    • Formula 1 Calendar
    • Championship Standings
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Championship Standings
    • Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • WRC
    • WRC Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • MotoGP Calendar
    • Team/Rider Line-Up
    • Championship Standings
  • IndyCar
    • IndyCar Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • WEC Calendar
  • More
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • NASCAR
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Single Seater Formula 1

Mercedes: One failure during title run-in would be ‘catastrophic’

by Phillip Horton
10 months ago
A A
1
Mercedes: One failure during title run-in would be ‘catastrophic’
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Mercedes says one power unit issue during Formula 1’s title run-in would be “catastrophic” as it continues to manage its current situation.

Mercedes accepted during the United States Grand Prix weekend that it is still battling reliability problems that it has not yet fully understood.

Lewis Hamilton took a fourth power unit in Turkey while Valtteri Bottas moved onto his sixth Internal Combustion Engine in the United States.

Mercedes also supplies McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams, with four of those six drivers – all aside from Lando Norris and Lance Stroll – having exceeded their allocation for 2021.

Mercedes has not ruled out the possibility that Hamilton will need to take another fresh engine, which would incur a five-place grid penalty.

“We are balancing performance versus reliability to the end of the season,” said Mercedes Strategy Director James Vowles.

“One failure to finish a race be it because of a chassis or power unit fault would be catastrophic for the championship and as a result of that, we are managing that in the best way possible to the end of the year.

“In the case of Valtteri, that meant taking one further ICE to make sure we had absolutely the best compromise.

“As to whether it improved his performance, yes, a small amount but it is more about the balance across the remainder of the season than one event.

“So, this change, as painful as it was during the Austin Grand Prix, will actually pay dividends across the next few races.”

Mercedes leads Red Bull by 23 points in the Constructors’ Championship while Max Verstappen holds a 12-point advantage over Hamilton in the Drivers’ standings.

Both Red Bull drivers have taken fresh Honda power units since Formula 1’s summer break, albeit with their allocation negatively impacted by collisions in Britain (Verstappen) and Hungary (Sergio Perez), rather than reliability concerns.

Tags: F1Mercedes
Share530Tweet331Share133

Related Posts

Schumacher deserves better than Haas, says ex-F1 driver
Formula 1

Schumacher deserves better than Haas, says ex-F1 driver

10 hours ago
Vandoorne crowned Formula E champion as Mortara wins in Seoul
Formula E

Vandoorne crowned Formula E champion as Mortara wins in Seoul

12 hours ago
Button will be ‘very upset’ if F1 removes Spa from schedule
Formula 1

Button will be ‘very upset’ if F1 removes Spa from schedule

12 hours ago
Load More

Comments 1

  1. Herb Phillips says:
    10 months ago

    Yes it would, that’s how Rosberg won it in 2015.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Articles

Report: Ricciardo looking for $21 million pay-out from McLaren
Formula 1

Report: Ricciardo looking for $21 million pay-out from McLaren

August 9, 2022
Horner says it’s ‘very easy’ to pull Wolff’s chain
Formula 1

Horner says it’s ‘very easy’ to pull Wolff’s chain

August 11, 2022

Upcoming Races

# EventLocationDate
14Belgian GPSpa-Francorchamps28 August
15Dutch GPZandvoort4 September
16Italian GPMonza11 September
17Singapore GPSingapore2 October
18Japanese GPSuzuka9 October

Click here for the full 2022 F1 calendar

Drivers’  Standings

# DriverPts
Max Verstappen258
Charles Leclerc178
Sergio Perez173
George Russell158
Carlos Sainz156
Lewis Hamilton146
Lando Norris76
Esteban Ocon58
Valtteri Bottas46
Fernando Alonso41

Click here for full Drivers’ Standings

Motorsport Week

© 2021 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
    • Session Results
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
    • Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
  • Other
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • WSeries
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • NASCAR
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2021 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In