Mercedes Power Unit Hardware & Software

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.
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Long-form Andy Cowell interview: "The art of creating the perfect F1 power unit"

https://audioboom.com/posts/7666979

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It is said that nothing mechanical (in this case engine) can be 100 percent 'perfect'.

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Great post.
The upvote doesn't work on my mobile but you deserve one.
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PlatinumZealot wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:32 pm
Great post.
The upvote doesn't work on my mobile but you deserve one.
The sites been wonky for about a month now, sometimes mine works, other times not....

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Thanks @PlatinumZealot (if you were referring to the Cowell interview post)! Hope it was an enjoyable listen.

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holeindalip wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:34 pm
PlatinumZealot wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:32 pm
Great post.
The upvote doesn't work on my mobile but you deserve one.
The sites been wonky for about a month now, sometimes mine works, other times not....
Have to open and close vote box and then open again. Then it works

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zibby43 wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:25 am
Long-form Andy Cowell interview: "The art of creating the perfect F1 power unit"

https://audioboom.com/posts/7666979
Thanks for the link I had already listened to the podcast and it was a great insight....

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holeindalip wrote:
Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:46 am
zibby43 wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:25 am
Long-form Andy Cowell interview: "The art of creating the perfect F1 power unit"

https://audioboom.com/posts/7666979
Thanks for the link I had already listened to the podcast and it was a great insight....
You are very welcome! Andy and James Allison are both fantastic interviews. James Allison's Beyond the Grid interview was great, too, if you haven't had the chance to listen to that one yet.

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zibby43 wrote:
Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:06 am
holeindalip wrote:
Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:46 am
zibby43 wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:25 am
Long-form Andy Cowell interview: "The art of creating the perfect F1 power unit"

https://audioboom.com/posts/7666979
Thanks for the link I had already listened to the podcast and it was a great insight....
You are very welcome! Andy and James Allison are both fantastic interviews. James Allison's Beyond the Grid interview was great, too, if you haven't had the chance to listen to that one yet.
Yup already checked it off the list also, great interview...

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Peter Windsor dropping what was most certainly news to me on the Ferrari PU saga near the tail end of this video (right about the 9:04 mark).

Apparently, once Merc figured out what Ferrari was doing last year, they said (privately, behind the scenes) that they weren’t going to protest, but if actions weren’t taken, they were going to implement the measures themselves.


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"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:32 pm
Great post.
The upvote doesn't work on my mobile but you deserve one.
You need to click recommend, then click on the stats(bars) and then click on the x, then again on the up vote and finally again on recommend. I think its designed to be a fail safe of some sort so ppl don't keep getting ipbotes.

Or may simply be a design fault.

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Does this video show pu pics we haven't see before?
But just suppose it weren't hypothetical.

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Bandit1216 wrote:
Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:36 am
Does this video show pu pics we haven't see before?
Not really. He is just explaining the engine modes, that's all.
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

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I got word that Mercedes have been developing a new intake concept for the last year which will be ready for the start of 2021 and is expected to bring a good step in performance.

The new architecture will be visibly different and the engine cover will have to be compromised slightly to accommodate it but the aero loss is said to be small compared to the power gained.