Mercedes F1 teams always habitually put some smoke bombs before the start of the season, and yes, that's the impression that the Trident Star left us. But can we also think that Mercedes F1 has always maintained modesty and prudence and high standards and high requirements to achieve what it is today? A few days ago, the Mercedes F1 team once again released materials, saying that they had trouble preparing the engine for the 2021 season, but they were confident that they would solve the problem before the opening match.
Ahead of last season's kick-off, Andy Covey, former head of engines at Mercedes F1, also said that there were reliability issues with the Trident F1 engine that needed to be solved, but we saw no signs of insufficient reliability in the main race.
The Mercedes F1 has already started production of the new power unit for the 2021 season and is already supplying to customer teams including McLaren. Although F1 power units all need to undergo reliability testing, this is only a bench test, and the F1 rules limit the engine bench test time, so it does not mean that reliability issues can be fully exposed.
It is worth mentioning that the F1 rules have strict restrictions on engine upgrades during the race, so the team must try to ensure engine reliability before the start of the season, otherwise it may ruin the entire season.
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