News Details

Mercedes suffer issues on opening morning of testing

Mercedes have had their opening morning of pre-season testing in Bahrain disrupted due to a transmission issue. The reigning world champions were seen pulling a screen across the front of their garage in early stages of testing before confirming that they had a transmission issue and needed to replace the gear box in their car. Valtteri Bottas, who completed just one lap before the issue, is expected to be out on track before the end of the morning session, with Hamilton scheduled to drive during the afternoon session. Mercedes are targeting an eighth consecutive world constructors' championship in 2021, with Hamilton also pushing for a record-breaking eighth drivers' title. The team...
Full Story »
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Video: Hamilton and Bottas unbox new Mercedes gear for...

Video To news overview The 2021 Formula 1 season is just around the...
5y ago from RacingNews365.com

2021 Bahrain F1 testing - Live updates Day 1 - Merc...

FOLLOW CRASH.NET’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIRST DAY OF FORMULA 1...
5y ago from Crash.net

F1 pre-season testing: Driver line-ups for Bahrain

After a busy winter, Formula 1 teams will put themselves in gear on...
5y ago from F1i.com

Driver retracts ‘Binotto sacked' claim

Mar.8 A Ferrari driver has hit reverse gear after suggesting F1 team...
5y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Gresini Racing exploring potential Honda MotoGP...

Gresini Racing are exploring a potential reunion with Honda as a...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

How Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Brazilian MotoGP to...

New MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi overcame a "really...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Merson: Arsenal will still win the title this season -...

Sky Sports' Paul Merson believes Arsenal will still win the Premier League...
17m ago from SkySports.com

The fish must be fried

Morning. Just woke up. Checking dust levels: settling, but not settled....
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Watch: Ben White’s reaction goes viral after...

Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki found himself at the center of a heated...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Gabriel Magalhaes injury latest concern as four...

Arsenal’s hopes of a historic treble have been dealt a significant blow...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1: Japanese Grand Prix: Preview - Alpine

The challenge is to maintain our competitiveness... Read More »
57m ago from Pitpass.com

Palmer: Verstappen-Mercedes talks inevitable as Red Bull...

Former F1 driver and F1 TV commentator Jolyon... Read More »
57m ago from F1i.com

Hamilton reflects on the importance of his new race...

Lewis Hamilton has stood on more podiums than any... Read More »
2h ago from F1Technical.net

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.