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Hywel's Mid-Season Q&A: Power Unit Progress in 2023 - Mercedes-AMG …
It's been a strong season for our colleagues at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, with strong Power Unit performance and reliability across the four teams who run Mercedes-AMG power. Just before work stopped in Brixworth, we caught up with Hywel Thomas, Managing Director of Mercedes AMG HPP, to see how the season has gone so far.
Management changes at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains
Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) today announced a revised senior management structure from 1 July 2020 following the decision of Andy Cowell to leave his position as Managing Director.
Alpine F1 team to use Mercedes power units from 2026 - Motor …
Nov 12, 2024 · The Alpine Formula 1 team on Tuesday announced plans to switch to power units and gearboxes from Mercedes-Benz AMG starting in 2026, when F1 is due to introduce its next-generation power unit...
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MERCEDES AMG HIGH PERFORMANCE POWERTRAINS. Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains are based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire where our highly talented and ambitious team are responsible for the design, manufacture, testing and racing of Formula 1 power units enjoying enormous success with our works team Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and our ...
Alpine announces Mercedes F1 engine deal for 2026 and beyond
Nov 12, 2024 · "Alpine, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix have entered into power unit and gearbox agreements from the start of the 2026 world championship," the...
Engine reliability 'even more important' in 2024 - Mercedes
Feb 14, 2024 · Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) managing director Hywel Thomas said that his team based at Brixworth had been focused on delivering every millisecond of performance possible under the existing regulations.
Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains awarded ... - Formula 1
Nov 2, 2022 · This year, Mercedes HPP have won the Dewar Trophy for bringing F1 technology to the road, as their marque’s ONE hypercar is powered by an F1-derived 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine with four electric motors and an 800-volt battery with a …
Mercedes HPP win rare award for road car F1 technology
Nov 2, 2022 · Mercedes' High Performance Powertrains division has won a rare engineering award for using Formula 1 technology in the Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar. A road car, the design is fitted with a 1.6L V6 turbocharged engine, with electric motors and batteries churning out 1,048 bhp, close to what Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are armed with in the ...
F1 2026 exclusive: Mercedes AMG HPP’s Hywel Thomas talks powertrains
Jul 7, 2023 · Gone will be the current 120kW MGU-K and exhaust energy recovery MGU-H arrangement, and in their place a far more powerful (350kW) MGU-K, and no thermal energy recovery beyond the use of a conventional, non-electrified turbocharger.