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Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid
The 2014 hybrid rules were the biggest engine change since 1989 and Mercedes had understood them years earlier. The split turbo is the single decision that bought them the next eight constructors' championships: Ferrari and Renault had to redesign around it and were years catching up. Hamilton and Rosberg won 16 of 19 races and finished first and second in the championship.
- Seasons
- 2014
- Entries
- 38
- Wins
- 16
- Poles
- 18
- Fastest laps
- 12
- Constructors' titles
- 1
- Drivers' titles
- 1
Why it mattered
The idea. Split the turbocharger in half and put the compressor at the front of the V and the turbine at the back, joined by a shaft through the vee
New on this car. The split-turbo layout, which shortened the intake path, cooled the charge air better and packaged the whole power unit tighter than anything else on the grid
What it did. 19 races, 16 wins, 18 poles. Hamilton's second title and the first of eight consecutive Mercedes constructors' championships.
- Designers
- Bob Bell ; Aldo Costa ; Geoff Willis ; John Owen ; Loïc Serra ; Russell Cooley ; Mike Elliott ; Jarrod Murphy ; Andy Cowell ; Hywel Thomas
- Supersedes
- —
- Design life
- 2014
- Confidence
- high
Specification
- Chassis
- Moulded carbon fibre & Honeycomb composite structure
- Front suspension
- Carbon fibre wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs & rockers
- Rear suspension
- Carbon fibre wishbone and pullrod activated torsion springs & rockers
- Brakes
- Carbone Industrie carbon brake discs, pads and Brembo brake calipers with rear brake-by-wire
- Gearbox
- Mercedes co-developed with Xtrac
- Gears
- semi-automatic seamless shift sequential gearbox with 8-speed forward and 1 reverse gears
- Tyres
- Pirelli P Zero (Dry/Slick) ; Pirelli Cinturato (Wet/Treaded) ; Advanti forged magnesium wheels: 13"
- Fuel
- Petronas Primax
- Engine
- Mercedes-Benz PU106A Hybrid
- Configuration
- 90° - V6 turbocharged engine, limited to 15,000 RPM
- Capacity
- 1,600 cc
- Aspiration
- turbocharged hybrid
- Power
- 840 bhp
- Power note
- 840 hp
- Weight
- —
- Wheelbase
- —
- Track, front
- —
- Track, rear
- —
A blank is a figure nobody published for this car. Where several teams quote the same number in a season it is usually the rule they were all built to rather than a measurement, so it is kept with the regulation limits instead of here.
Every entry 38 entries
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Where this comes from
- Constructor
- Mercedes
- Predecessor
- Mercedes F1 W04
- Successor
- Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
- Races (published)
- 19
- Wins (published)
- 16
- Poles (published)
- 18
- Confidence
- reference
- Specification source
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_F1_W05_Hybrid
- Register source
- https://github.com/f1db/f1db