F1 team Mercedes with ‘more reliable’ engine in Austria | Sport

sport">In particular, the power source update should improve reliability. Mercedes also supplies the engines to customer teams Racing Point and Williams. “We are using a different Spec engine than in Melbourne because we have since made reliability updates,” a spokesperson told Autosport.com.

sport">The race in Melbourne, in March, was canceled just before the first free practice. It was previously announced that Honda, which supplies engines to the Red Bull Racing of Max Verstappen and Alpha Tauri, has also traveled to Spielberg with an improved engine. Ferrari is lagging behind, however. The Scuderia expects to come with engine and car updates only during the third race in Hungary.

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