HAMILTON LOSES AUSTRALIA F1 ENGINE AS MERCEDES UNCOVERS CAUSE OF FAILURE

Hamilton loses Australian F1 engine; Mercedes identifies cause of failure

Mercedes is investigating the cause of Lewis Hamilton’s engine failure during the Australian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com reported.

The seven-time world champion retired early in the race at Albert Park after his Mercedes’ engine failed after a sensor detected an unknown problem. The powerplant was returned to Mercedes’ Brixworth engine factory for post-race analysis to try to understand what happened, but no clear explanation was immediately available and the team believes it was a new or used vehicle. I wasn’t sure if it was a good item or not.

However, ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Mercedes discovered that the problem was terminal, meaning that the engine could not be returned to Hamilton’s distribution pool. Mercedes concluded that the outage was due to a low-level defect related to a process quality issue rather than a specific design issue.

Hamilton losing one of his four available engines for the season at this early stage means he will have to use an additional power unit and is therefore likely to be off the grid at some point late in the campaign. means. The reduction in engine failures appears to have been temporary, with analysis of Hamilton’s other engines and George Russell’s current fleet revealing no concerns about the risk of recurrence.

Hamilton’s withdrawal from the Australian Grand Prix makes for an even more disappointing start to the season for Mercedes, who were unable to take the expected step forward with their 2024 car. Mercedes F1 W15’s Lewis Hamilton lifts grass and dirt ahead of VCARB 01’s Yuki Tsunoda after short cut

The new W15 had a particular weakness in high-speed corners, so the team is working to improve tire temperature management to further extract the car’s performance.

Although the first few races have been difficult, Hamilton is optimistic about Mercedes’ ability to turn things around. “I think it’s all a matter of perspective,” he said. “I don’t think we started the season the way we would have liked, but we still have a long way to go. “Last year, for example, we saw how things can change for some teams who had a poor start, like Aston and McLaren. “Anything can happen in sport. “I think we need to learn as much as we can, learn as much as we can from the data, stay positive, keep working hard, and the important thing is not how we fall. , I think it’s about how you stand up. “We’re going to keep chasing and keep fighting and hope to be on the f

ront lines one day.”