Lewis Hamilton crashes at Japanese GP as F1 penalty looms after Mercedes found
Lewis Hamilton pulled out of Terrific Prix Australia after just 17 laps with engine problems and Mercedes finally decided if the control unit can be removed and upgraded
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Mercedes confirmed that Lewis Hamilton’s blown engine at the Australian Grand Prix has been ruled out.
Hamilton’s Melbourne race ended after just over 17 laps when he was forced to retire to the side of the track. control unit problem. . Mercedes took the engine back to their Brixworth office to assess what exactly was in it.
It was hoped they could analyze and fix the problem so it could be used later this year. In any case, it was not immediately clear what problem was causing the delays.
And Mercedes now found that they could not spare the engine. This suggests Hamilton now leads the season – far from perfect as the three races are so far apart.
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Equation 1 drivers are allowed up to four internal combustion engines in a 24-race season, meaning they must be safe and sound. out of six full race weekends. The fact that Hamilton has misplaced back-to-back (three so to speak) means that the risk of asking for fifth is greatly increased.
If he were forced to ask for a fifth ICE place this year, as it now seems likely, a programmed network penalty would result. Fortunately, Mercedes’ conclusion also brought positive news for the team.
Their engineers agree that the engine problem was a disappointing conclusion that was caused by a quality control problem, not an engine design problem. Therefore, it was deemed unlikely to become a tireless issue.
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