Formula 1 | Mercedes say build-up of ‘electrical noise’ to blame for Austria issues as they search for a fix

It was all looking rosy for Mercedes as they ran comfortably one-two in the season-opening Austrian GP, that is until they encountered gearbox problems which forced them to tell both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to steer well clear of the Red Bull Ring’s tricky kerbs. It has emerged those issues were the result of a build-up of what the team describe as ‘electrical noise’…  —more—