News Details
Elliott does not believe Mercedes were in early 2021 crisis
Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott does not feel the team were in crisis at the start of 2021, after regulation changes slowed them down compared to 2020. The team were the dominant force throughout the Covid-interrupted season, producing the sport's fastest ever car in the W11 with innovations such as the DAS [Dual Axis Steering] system that caught rivals by surprise – which have since been outlawed. Changes for 2021 cost Mercedes what they estimated to be around a second per lap on raw pace, with changes to aerodynamics and the car floors forcing them to make up a performance deficit. It looked as though Red Bull were comfortably the faster team during pre-season testing in...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes: Nothing to match the scale of F1's...
Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison says the scope of Formula...
4y ago from F1i.com
Mercedes: 2022 regulation changes ‘dwarf’ previous...
Mercedes’ Chief Technical Officer James Allison says the new regulations...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Hamilton title loss also cost Bottas money
Jan.27 Valtteri Bottas admits Lewis Hamilton's world championship defeat...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com
‘They've got no options': Source warns Hamilton...
An F1 insider has said they believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton has “50...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Nicolo Bulega is not Ducati's "first choice"...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
How Ai Ogura is starting to fulfil his MotoGP potential
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati carries out 850cc MotoGP bike shakedown at...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta fears intense MotoGP format means shorter...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Christian Lundgaard: Bye week a chance to “unite”...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Roger Penske adds voice to discussion on US sports...
Roger Penske, owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Tweaked single-car Fast Six qualifying set for...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
OpenAI expands partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why WRC Croatia victory was “quite special” for...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...
A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Croatia: Driver crashes… then sits down for...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'They didn't have an answer' - Thierry Henry explains...
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reckons Sporting CP could get the better of...
58m ago from SportsKeeda.com
‘No fear. Pure fire’: Mikel Arteta rallies wounded...
ager calls on players and fans to embrace the chance of Champions League...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
Sources: Arsenal willing to sell Jesus and Havertz to...
Arsenal are intensifying their efforts to secure the signing of Julián...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
We have a big game on Wednesday, not just Sunday
Morning. This feels like such a strange week because at the forefront of...
2h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Charles Leclerc 'could be tempted' by sensational move to...
Charles Leclerc is green, white and rosso corsa... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Toto Wolff explains how a difficult childhood molded his...
Toto Wolff had to work really hard to be where he... Read More »
48m ago from GrandPrix247.com
FIA clamps down on ‘dangerous' energy trick
Apr.15 The FIA has moved quickly to ban a... Read More »
1h ago from OneStopStrategy.com
