News Details

Mercedes: Gearbox woes caused by 'electrical noise' interference

Mercedes says the gearbox woes that threatened the races of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in Austria were caused by an "electrical noise" issue that is well-known to the team. Mercedes' Black Arrows looked set to run off into the distance at the outset of Sunday's race. But as Bottas and Hamilton were building their commanding lead, the team's pitwall cautioned the pair, urging both drivers to steer clear of the Red Bull Ring's prominent kerbs, citing a gearbox problem. Bottas eventually won the race while Hamilton finished fourth after receiving a five-second penalty for clashing with Red Bull's Alex Albon. Wolff denies Bottas enigmatic radio message was 'Multi 21' It was...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Shovlin: Mercedes' gearbox issues due to...

Mercedes could suffer a repeat of the gearbox issues it had in the...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Mercedes look to solve ‘electrical noise' issue...

I am not sure I completely understand what Mercedes trackside engineering...
5y ago from TheParcFerme.com

Mercedes: Bottas’ gearbox issue could have been an...

Mercedes feared Valtteri Bottas’ gearbox issue on his Formula 1 car in...
5y ago from Crash.net

Verstappen's race undone by electrical issue

Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen was an early...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Trackhouse Aprilia launches two liveries ahead of 2026...

Trackhouse Aprilia satellite team has launched its two new liveries in...

Yamaha admits 2026 MotoGP performance will decide...

Yamaha knows it must deliver a more competitive 2026 MotoGP bike to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Power sees ‘all the ingredients’ for a...

Will Power is approaching the beginning of his new IndyCar chapter, with...

Ed Carpenter to contest 23rd Indianapolis 500

Owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team Ed Carpenter will race in...

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

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Roberto de Zerbi namedrops Arsenal duo and 2 other...

Marseille manager Roberto de Zerbi has named Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard...
48m ago from SportsKeeda.com

PL Predictions: Big upset brewing? Why Wolves can beat...

Our football betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight across the...
18m ago from SkySports.com

Report: Mikel Arteta sets sights on signing mercurial...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian defender Iago Machado. The...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Champions League review: Bodø/Glimt stun again as...

enal remained on top of the Champions League on the penultimate matchday...
6h ago from TheGuardian.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.