'Several broken exhausts' on test rigs at Mercedes

  • Published on 05 Feb 2018 10:58
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  • By: Rob Veenstra

Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes is pushing the development of its 2018 car to the limit.Italy's Corriere dello Sport claims that with Ferrari and Red Bull closing in, Mercedes has pushed the limits with the performance parameters of the new car.

The report says several exhausts have broken on the test rigs at Brixworth during race simulations, apparently due to vibrations emitted by a shorter and smaller gearbox.

Team boss Wolff said: "Nothing ever goes completely to plan, because you're always trying to explore the limits and make the car as light as possible. But I would say that we had a good winter. There were no big dramas even if the stress is always there," he added. (GMM)

Barron

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If Mercedes are telling us about it, it means it’s not an issue..

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  • Feb 5 2018 - 19:54

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  • Well, we've seen what Honda has been dealing with, and we saw Ferrari getting compromised by a more compact design during 2016. Can we hope for similar complications for Mercedes?

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    • Feb 5 2018 - 16:31
  • Barron

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    If Mercedes are telling us about it, it means it’s not an issue..

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    • Feb 5 2018 - 19:54
    • mpm001

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      exactly!

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      • Feb 5 2018 - 22:04
    • A likely scenario. But one can always hope.

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      • Feb 7 2018 - 06:12
  • RogerF1

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    English sense of humour - the cars would be best sounding on the grid by far. Let’s hope all the teams have the same problem.

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    • Feb 6 2018 - 14:24

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