Mercedes Traces Recent Costly DNFs to Battery Issue as It Works on a Fix
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Mercedes Identifies Battery Issues Behind Costly Formula 1 Retirements
Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed that the team believes it has identified the source of the reliability problems that have disrupted its otherwise dominant 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The issue appears to stem from the battery system within the power unit, with the team now preparing updated components in an effort to prevent ...
Mercedes traces recent costly DNFs to battery issue as it works on a fix
© XPB Michael Delaney 19/06/2026 at 16:4319/06/2026 at 14:57 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes has identified the underlying cause behind a series of costly retirements that have disrupted its championship campaign, with a battery-related issue emerging as the common thread linking setbacks for both George Russell and...
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motors-addictMercedes F1 identified a problem with its battery after the recent abandonments of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, respectively, to the Canadian GP and Barcelona GP. The team revealed that both cases were related to a battery failure of the hybrid V6, but that it was not exactly the same part that dropped in both cases. After diagnosis of Antonelli's car after the Barcelona race, Mercedes' technical director James Allison said that (...)
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