News Details

Mercedes: Hamilton error not to blame for hydraulic failure

Mercedes has clarified that the hefty clouting of the turn one exit curbs for Lewis Hamilton was not to blame for his early qualifying exit. The Briton was forced to pull his Mercedes car over before he could make it back to the pits after a hydraulic failure. The failure means that Hamilton will have it all to do once again at Hockenheim, just as in 2014, he starts at near the back of the grid whilst his title rival, this time in Sebastian Vettel, will start on pole position. After qualifying, Mercedes clarified just what had happened to Hamilton after a large amount of speculation that it was driver error that caused his issue. “We had the failure at Turn 1 as Lewis ran the...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Lewis Hamilton's off not to blame for hydraulic...

Mercedes has outlined the cause of the failure that has left Lewis...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Hamilton not to blame for hydraulic failure - Mercedes

Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton did not cause damage to his...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Hamilton pessimistic after qualifying failure

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure following qualifying...
7y ago from SpeedCafe.com

VIDEO: Hamilton OUT of German GP qualifying in Q1!

Lewis Hamilton suffered a hydraulic failure in German Grand Prix...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar introduces safety flaps to prevent airborne...

The NTT IndyCar series has detailed a new addition to cars competing in...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar updates tire rules for 2026 season

Among a few changes coming for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, a new...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Noni Madueke backs Arsenal’s push to tackle knife...

land forward was among Arsenal heroes in attendance at event commemorating...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

'He’s not influential anymore' - Frank Leboeuf asks...

Former Chelsea centre-back and N pundit Frank Leboeuf reckons Arsenal...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Fatigue has shaped the balance and madness of...

ever-increasing number of games, combined with financial regulation, has...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

“It’s not a question of weak mentality” -...

Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero feels Arsenal are right in...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Horner names the true culprits of his Red Bull exit

Christian Horner has offered a revealing look... Read More »
3h ago from F1i.com

F1 Explained: What is turbo lag?

Concerns are emerging over one new facet of the... Read More »
50m ago from GPFans.com

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.