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A Mercedes admission banned engine trick was 'not so safe'
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The intervention of the International Automobile Federation to ban a trick used in qualifications by Mercedes and Red Bull Racing was hailed by one of the drivers who both took advantage of it and suffered the side effects, considered "not very safe". As revealed this week, the two teams were informed, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, that an ingenious flaw exploited to circumvent the power reduction limitations in qualifications would not be (...)
A Mercedes admission banned engine trick was 'not so safe'
The FIA’s intervention in banning a Formula 1 qualifying trick used by Mercedes and Red Bull has been welcomed by one of the drivers who gained from it but also endured its "not so safe" side.As revealed by The Race, Mercedes and Red Bull were informed ahead of the Miami Grand Prix that a clever loophole they had exploited to get around power reduction limits in qualifying would no longer be allowed.The squads had managed to avoid needing to ste…
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