Andreas Seidl, McLaren team principal, had anticipated this yesterday afternoon: “We will evaluate the possibility of mounting a new engine on Daniel’s car, it was not in the plans but at this point we will talk about it with the Mercedes technicians”.
This morning in the paddock in Istanbul the rumor was leaked according to which the power unit number 4 will be installed on the car of Daniel Ricciardo, taking advantage of the very small loss in terms of positions given that the Australian in yesterday’s qualifying did not go beyond the sixteenth position.
The confirmation came shortly after, making it official that Ricciardo will start from the last position on the starting grid, alongside Carlos Sainz.
Therefore, the gradual introduction of the fourth PU continues for teams using Mercedes power units, an operation already unmarked by Bottas, Latifi and Hamilton.
Yesterday Toto Wolff returned to the topic of engines, confirming the alarm sounded after the Russian Grand Prix, an unexpected event that is accelerating the transition to fourth unit.
“Our power units have proved to be the most reliable since hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 – stated Wolff – but the need to push the limits of performance inevitably led to having to deal with some problems. We have noticed some ‘unusual noises’ inside the internal combustion engine, problems that have not yet been fully understood ”.
“In the last two years, being able to balance performance and reliability has been the key to getting to a good job – continued Wolff – we have to make sure we don’t carry these problems with us to next season, we have to find solutions. All the other components of the power unit are in great shape, so we didn’t need any further replacements. “
“In the case of Lewis we obviously still have engine number 3 available, which we will use in free practice, also evaluating the possibility of being able to use it in a further race. The problem in this case is not the mileage, but to assess the risks associated with the ‘reliability”.
Andreas Seidl, McLaren team principal, had anticipated this yesterday afternoon: “We will evaluate the possibility of mounting a new engine on Daniel’s car, it was not in the plans but at this point we will talk about it with the Mercedes technicians”.
This morning in the paddock in Istanbul the rumor was leaked according to which the power unit number 4 will be installed on the car of Daniel Ricciardo, taking advantage of the very small loss in terms of positions given that the Australian in yesterday’s qualifying did not go beyond the sixteenth position.
The confirmation came shortly after, making it official that Ricciardo will start from the last position on the starting grid, alongside Carlos Sainz.
Therefore, the gradual introduction of the fourth PU continues for teams using Mercedes power units, an operation already unmarked by Bottas, Latifi and Hamilton.
Yesterday Toto Wolff returned to the topic of engines, confirming the alarm sounded after the Russian Grand Prix, an unexpected event that is accelerating the transition to fourth unit.
“Our power units have proved to be the most reliable since hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 – stated Wolff – but the need to push the limits of performance inevitably led to having to deal with some problems. We have noticed some ‘unusual noises’ inside the internal combustion engine, problems that have not yet been fully understood ”.
“In the last two years, being able to balance performance and reliability has been the key to getting to a good job – continued Wolff – we have to make sure we don’t carry these problems with us to next season, we have to find solutions. All the other components of the power unit are in great shape, so we didn’t need any further replacements. “
“In the case of Lewis we obviously still have engine number 3 available, which we will use in free practice, also evaluating the possibility of being able to use it in a further race. The problem in this case is not the mileage, but to assess the risks associated with the ‘reliability”.
Andreas Seidl, McLaren team principal, had anticipated this yesterday afternoon: “We will evaluate the possibility of mounting a new engine on Daniel’s car, it was not in the plans but at this point we will talk about it with the Mercedes technicians”.
This morning in the paddock in Istanbul the rumor was leaked according to which the power unit number 4 will be installed on the car of Daniel Ricciardo, taking advantage of the very small loss in terms of positions given that the Australian in yesterday’s qualifying did not go beyond the sixteenth position.
The confirmation came shortly after, making it official that Ricciardo will start from the last position on the starting grid, alongside Carlos Sainz.
Therefore, the gradual introduction of the fourth PU continues for teams using Mercedes power units, an operation already unmarked by Bottas, Latifi and Hamilton.
Yesterday Toto Wolff returned to the topic of engines, confirming the alarm sounded after the Russian Grand Prix, an unexpected event that is accelerating the transition to fourth unit.
“Our power units have proved to be the most reliable since hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 – stated Wolff – but the need to push the limits of performance inevitably led to having to deal with some problems. We have noticed some ‘unusual noises’ inside the internal combustion engine, problems that have not yet been fully understood ”.
“In the last two years, being able to balance performance and reliability has been the key to getting to a good job – continued Wolff – we have to make sure we don’t carry these problems with us to next season, we have to find solutions. All the other components of the power unit are in great shape, so we didn’t need any further replacements. “
“In the case of Lewis we obviously still have engine number 3 available, which we will use in free practice, also evaluating the possibility of being able to use it in a further race. The problem in this case is not the mileage, but to assess the risks associated with the ‘reliability”.
Andreas Seidl, McLaren team principal, had anticipated this yesterday afternoon: “We will evaluate the possibility of mounting a new engine on Daniel’s car, it was not in the plans but at this point we will talk about it with the Mercedes technicians”.
This morning in the paddock in Istanbul the rumor was leaked according to which the power unit number 4 will be installed on the car of Daniel Ricciardo, taking advantage of the very small loss in terms of positions given that the Australian in yesterday’s qualifying did not go beyond the sixteenth position.
The confirmation came shortly after, making it official that Ricciardo will start from the last position on the starting grid, alongside Carlos Sainz.
Therefore, the gradual introduction of the fourth PU continues for teams using Mercedes power units, an operation already unmarked by Bottas, Latifi and Hamilton.
Yesterday Toto Wolff returned to the topic of engines, confirming the alarm sounded after the Russian Grand Prix, an unexpected event that is accelerating the transition to fourth unit.
“Our power units have proved to be the most reliable since hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 – stated Wolff – but the need to push the limits of performance inevitably led to having to deal with some problems. We have noticed some ‘unusual noises’ inside the internal combustion engine, problems that have not yet been fully understood ”.
“In the last two years, being able to balance performance and reliability has been the key to getting to a good job – continued Wolff – we have to make sure we don’t carry these problems with us to next season, we have to find solutions. All the other components of the power unit are in great shape, so we didn’t need any further replacements. “
“In the case of Lewis we obviously still have engine number 3 available, which we will use in free practice, also evaluating the possibility of being able to use it in a further race. The problem in this case is not the mileage, but to assess the risks associated with the ‘reliability”.