F1 Australia Qualifying, here is the Mercedes super engine
The result of the Melbourne qualifying scares the rivals of Mercedes. The issue is not so much the front row signed by Russell-Antonelli, but rather the gap of eight tenths inflicted on all the competition. A gap mainly due to the power of the power unit built in Brixworth, at the center of controversy throughout the winter over the issue of the compression ratio.
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The FIA has reached a compromise with the teams according to which the measurement of the compression ratio will take place at room temperature until May 31, 2026. Only from June 1st (and therefore from the Monaco GP onwards) will two measurements take place, one cold and one hot (130°C). But, considering today’s gaps, Lewis Hamilton wants a more timely intervention.
Hamilton’s words
“I don’t know exactly if this advantage is due to the compression ratio. I hope it’s not like that, and that it’s just a matter of pure power: in this case, we have to do a better job. If it were a matter of compression ratio, then I would be disappointed that the FIA allowed this to happen. It was not provided for by the rules and I will pressure my team to do the same, so we can become more powerful“, this was Hamilton’s outburst.
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“Will it last seven races? But by then the season will be over, or in any case we will have lost a lot of points, after all we are a second behind in qualifying“, he added.
