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Mercedes Engine stronger in qualifying, says Bottas

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  1. Bas

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    #1 Bas, Jun 19, 2017
  2. TifosiUSA

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    #2 TifosiUSA, Jun 19, 2017
    Tell us something we dont know, Valterri lol
     
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    #3 jgonzalesm6, Nov 9, 2017
    How a secret Mercedes engine mode helped pressure Vettel into a race-ending puncture

    A former F1 team boss has revealed how a secret Mercedes engine performance mode, which it was only allowed to use once, helped his team to a rare podium finish.

    Matthew Carter, who was CEO of Lotus during its final season of F1 in 2015, described how Mercedes permitted his team to use the engine setting to beat Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari during the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix.

    Although Lotus were occasionally allowed to use Mercedes’ well-known qualifying performance mode Carter said they were never allowed to access the mystery race setting again.

    “The races following Spa I kept saying to Mercedes ‘what’s that engine mode, can we have that engine mode?’,” he said. “And they were like ‘no, it was specific to Spa, specific to x, y and z’.”

    “We never saw it again.”

    https://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2017/11/09/how-a-secret-mercedes-engine-mode-helped-pressure-vettel-into-a-race-ending-puncture/
     
  4. Bas

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    #4 Bas, Nov 9, 2017
    How long have I been saying this...Mercedes only allows themselves to use it. The rest, their customers paying millions for what is supposed to be the same thing, are not.
     
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    #5 TheMayor, Nov 9, 2017
    I've been saying for years Merc is sandbagging to make others believe they are closer than they really are. Whenever Merc needs that extra 1/2 second "by some miracle" they are able to get it almost every time.
     
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    #6 Bas, Nov 9, 2017
    And commentators/arm chair experts ''wow, where did Mercedes drivers (pre 2017 anyways) pull THAT from?!
     
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    #7 Mitch Alsup, Nov 9, 2017
    That is just "Good racing business".
     
  8. TheMayor

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    #8 TheMayor, Nov 9, 2017

    Actually I don't disagree with you. I've said for a long time the reason Merc does so well is Ferrari isn't doing enough to beat them. Or, they end up beating themselves.
     
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    #9 Bas, Nov 9, 2017
    Laughed at the last bit. So true.

    Unfortunately Ferrari/Renault where not allowed to compete...
     
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    #10 TifosiUSA, Nov 9, 2017
    Yep. People still dont seem to understand how dominant that engine is.
     
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    #11 furoni, Nov 9, 2017
    Must be some kind of rocket up elton's ass!
     
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    #12 TifosiUSA, Nov 10, 2017
    lol yeah this was always a favorite of mine

    wow HAMILTON COMES THROUGH WITH A MEGA LAP

    no he turned his engine up for final Q3 runs dumbazz
     
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    #13 375+, Nov 10, 2017
    ******** formula, ******** rules, ******** FIA. Did I mention ********?
     
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    #14 vinuneuro, Nov 10, 2017
    Force India COO couple races ago said they are given around 4 laps of quali mode per weekend. It probably drastically affects engine life if used a significant number of laps. Factory team also (naturally) probably gets a few more laps of it than the customer teams.
     

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