News Details
Hamilton's 'wacky' set-up gamble fails to pay off
Mercedes head of trackside operations, Andrew Shovlin has admitted that a 'wacky' gamble on set-up for Lewis Hamilton in the Styrian Grand Prix essentially backfired. Following his defeat in France, Hamilton spent time in the Mercedes simulator at Brackley as he and his team sought to get their championship bids back on track. The team also came up with a new approach to set-up, which, in light of the fact that Hamilton finished 35s down on Verstappen, albeit having made a second stop for tyres, clearly didn't work. 'We were exploring a fairly wacky direction with the set-up,' explains Shovlin, 'a radical approach which I think was maybe a bit better on a single lap. 'The question that...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from Pitpass.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Shovlin: Perez squashed Mercedes' two-stop option in...
Mercedes engineering director Andrew Shovlin says the team's opportunity...
4y ago from F1i.com
Shovlin: Mercedes can't account for the time lost to...
Article To news overview © Mercedes Andrew Shovlin has explained that...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com
Shovlin pleased with Mercedes progress after odd FP1
Article To news overview © Mercedes Although Mercedes finished third and...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com
'Any mistake can be very costly' – Mercedes'...
Both Mercedes drivers ended the opening day of the Styrian Grand Prix...
4y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s Catalan Grand Prix
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez kept reminding himself his MotoGP winning...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Márquez wins Catalan Grand Prix to end...
t;li>Marc Márquez’s winning streak ends at home grand prixAlex...
21h ago from TheGuardian.com
Alex Marquez reveals how he converted MotoGP Sprint...
Alex Marquez admitted not “braking so late” after his crash from the...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Rinus VeeKay separates from Dale Coyne Racing
Rinus VeeKay will not race with Dale Coyne Racing next season after...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...
The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power to replace Colton Herta at Andretti in 2026
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar moves street race from Toronto to Markham for...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier races to thrilling comeback...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastian Ogier wants WRC title by “winning...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC championship twist as Hyundai retires Adrien...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
The games William Saliba is expected to miss after...
Arsenal have been dealt a bitter blow just as the new season gathered...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal earned just £260,000 from summer sale of...
Arsenal reportedly sold Albert Sambi Lokonga to Hamburger SV for just...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Kylian Mbappe chooses Premier League title winner...
The Premier League title race once again promises to be one of the most...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli drops 3-word comment...
Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli has sent a message to Chelsea teenager...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Toto Wolff issues warning to McLaren after F1 Italian GP...
Toto Wolff has issued a stark warning to McLaren... Read More »
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Flavio Briatore confirms Franco Colapinto future following...
Flavio Briatore has confirmed what the near... Read More »
53m ago from GPFans.com
How Yuki Tsunoda's Italian GP damage compromised Red Bull's...
Red Bull has conceded that Yuki Tsunoda's damage... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
