2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

[Manoah2u]

Team: Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Base: Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Team principal(s): Toto Wolff (Head of Motorsport), Niki Lauda (Non-Executive Chairman), Andy Cowell (MD, Powertrains),
Technical director: James Allison
Website: http://www.mercedesamgf1.com

Race drivers:

44 Lewis Hamilton
77 Valtteri Bottas

Test drivers : Esteban Ocon

Chassis: F1 W10 Hybrid
Engine: Mercedes V6 Turbo
2018 position: 1st (655 pts)









This thread is to discuss the 2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 TEAM

[TAG]

On Christmas day you sat down to create all of the 2019 team threads. You're an F1 animal @Manoah2u!

[GPR-A]

Mercedes: after Toto Wolff's alarm, found a dozen more horsepower on the engine

The 2019 power unit is the result of a new project and at the beginning of the development work on the new engine the results were not too exciting. Now it seems that the engineers led by Andy Cowell have found a dozen more horses on the 6-cylinder world champion.

[dren]

de ja vu

[TAG]

Mercedes: after Toto Wolff's alarm, found a dozen more horsepower on the engine

The 2019 power unit is the result of a new project and at the beginning of the development work on the new engine the results were not too exciting. Now it seems that the engineers led by Andy Cowell have found a dozen more horses on the 6-cylinder world champion.

That's a nice gain if true from the ICE side. I believe the areas to look for more from Mercedes are the Turbo and the ERS.

[GrandAxe]

Mercedes: after Toto Wolff's alarm, found a dozen more horsepower on the engine

The 2019 power unit is the result of a new project and at the beginning of the development work on the new engine the results were not too exciting. Now it seems that the engineers led by Andy Cowell have found a dozen more horses on the 6-cylinder world champion.

They made similar noises before the 2018 season, only for Ferrari to arrive with even more power. Their words should be received with caution until Melbourne (or the first power circuit).

[GPR-A]

Mercedes: after Toto Wolff's alarm, found a dozen more horsepower on the engine

The 2019 power unit is the result of a new project and at the beginning of the development work on the new engine the results were not too exciting. Now it seems that the engineers led by Andy Cowell have found a dozen more horses on the 6-cylinder world champion.

They made similar noises before the 2018 season, only for Ferrari to arrive with even more power. Their words should be received with caution until Melbourne (or the first power circuit).

Can you please publish the link that you are referring to?

This is the only article that I remember reading, which was published last January and Andy Cowell doesn't claim anywhere about big gains.
Link ->Mercedes 2018 F1 engine will be 'pretty much all new'

"There's still gains to be had [with this formula]. It's a plethora of marginal gains, five millisecond gains.

"Then there's those nice surprises where you thought north would give you 2kW and actually it's south that gives you 2kW.

They ended 2017 pretty much on par with each other and started 2018 on a similar levels of PU performance. As much as I saw through the season, it was only at Germany was when we first witnessed a bit of superiority of Ferrari and definitely not at the beginning of the season.

[GrandAxe]

Mercedes: after Toto Wolff's alarm, found a dozen more horsepower on the engine

They made similar noises before the 2018 season, only for Ferrari to arrive with even more power. Their words should be received with caution until Melbourne (or the first power circuit).

Can you please publish the link that you are referring to?

This is the only article that I remember reading, which was published last January and Andy Cowell doesn't claim anywhere about big gains.
Link ->Mercedes 2018 F1 engine will be 'pretty much all new'

"There's still gains to be had [with this formula]. It's a plethora of marginal gains, five millisecond gains.

"Then there's those nice surprises where you thought north would give you 2kW and actually it's south that gives you 2kW.

They ended 2017 pretty much on par with each other and started 2018 on a similar levels of PU performance. As much as I saw through the season, it was only at Germany was when we first witnessed a bit of superiority of Ferrari and definitely not at the beginning of the season.

Sorry for the laaaaate reply. I can't find the link now, but yours is pretty good.
In it, Andy Cowell mentions gains in several places in a tone that's quite boastful. 2 kilowatt gains in a few places will easily yield a multiple horsepower bonus (perhaps the 12 horsepower mentioned for 2019, maybe more, maybe less); in the least, an impressive power gain.

[SiLo]

I'm waiting to see what the appointment of the new CEO is going to do. I hear hes much more of a racing nut than Dieter Zetsche.

[Skippon]

As Ola Kallenius set up HPP in Brixworth as it is now. I'd expect it all to carry on - seamlessly.

[MtthsMlw]

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 26977?s=19

[dans79]

Looks like everyone will be running cammo this year for testing!


here is a link the the full res original.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyqKvzmXcAAETEn.jpg

[krizalid1001]

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 26977?s=19

The same camo has been already used by M. Benz for the Mercedes EQ C
https://fr.motor1.com/news/249487/merce ... amouflage/

https://twitter.com/lab1886/status/1007 ... ouflage%2F

[Bill_Kar]

I don't really think they would go on with such radical change. maybe just for the testing. I would like a livery change though

[adrianjordan]

I don't really think they would go on with such radical change. maybe just for the testing. I would like a livery change though

Agreed....they're the "Silver Arrows"...