Mercedes have shared some insight into the investigations going on at their dedicated F1 power unit facility in Brixworth after Lewis Hamilton’s engine-related retirement from the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton was forced to pull off the track after just 17 laps
of racing at Albert Park, with team mate George Russell’s late accident adding
insult to injury and marking Mercedes’ first double DNF since the 2018 Austrian
Grand Prix.
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Asked during the team’s post-race debrief video if they knew
what had caused Hamilton’s failure, Mercedes Technical Director James Allison
said: “We do not. The power units will return to the safe hands of the guys at
Brixworth, who will be able to figure out what let go.
“All we know is the symptoms at the time, which was a rapid
loss of oil pressure followed by a shutdown of the engine to protect it.
