The water that the driver drinks, we know how much is it or if it is drained also for the weight measurement?Matt2725 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2024, 23:14Merc have been quoted as stating they believe it was tyre wear.JordanMugen wrote: ↑28 Jul 2024, 22:59Yes, a very elementary error for Mercedes GP despite being an experienced race team with 26 years in Formula One.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑28 Jul 2024, 21:54So for some reason, George had a car that was a couple kg lighter than it should have been at all competitive parts of the weekend, given nothing is allowed to be changed as soon as the car leaves the garage in Q1.
But they will fix it and make sure not to repeat it, presumably.
I do wonder if it's tyre tread wear and lack of pickup from no cooldown lap contributing to the 375g discrepancy per tyre
(1.5kg/4), but Mercedes GP haven't admitted that (yet) if so.
https://x.com/chrismedlandf1/status/181 ... 239564432?
Maybe Russel drunk it all....