While Mercedes had an "engine" difficult winter and encountered several problems during the 2020 winter tests, Lewis Hamilton showed his confidence in the team's ability to overcome them.
The Mercedes W11 was the car that drove the most during these winter tests, with a total of 4,194 km traveled during these six days by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Even if the German car seems competitive again, it has raised concerns about reliability.
Thus, two engines were used during the first three days of testing, after the discovery of a problem on the very first block. This power unit was then analyzed and repaired to be put back in the car this Friday, after the detection of an anomaly in the oil pressure system the day before. Williams, also equipped with the Star, had to use a total of three hybrid turbo blocks after various problems.
According to information from Motorsport.com, the engine problems that affected Mercedes are not identical, so it is necessary for the manufacturer to understand if the correction of the initial problem did not create another problem. Asked about these difficulties, Hamilton said: "Winter has been difficult last year, and I think winter has been difficult this year. There was a time, with this V6 turbo, where we found gains all the time, but ultimately, as with everything, you get to the point where yields are limited, so you have to know what more can you get from the turbo V6, how far can you go? "
"We are sort of at this zenith in terms of top speed, where there is still a kilometer more or less to find, at the cost of heavy investment. But I firmly believe that we must trust the guys to be methodical in their way forward. And the engine is actually very good. It’s an improvement over last year. It’s just that it’s not quite as good as we want it to be reliable. But I'm sure they're back in the factory and working hard to fix whatever problem it is. "
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