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Mercedes: 2016 Technical briefing with Andy Cowell

Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains talks about the PU106C Hybrid Power Unit Mercedes has set the standard so far in the hybrid era. Where has the focus been over the winter to maintain that level of performance? "It's been more of the same. To get the performance out of this new generation of Power Units, you need to chase efficiency. That's both combustion efficiency and efficiency in the various energy transition steps - i.e. MGU-H, MGU-K, turbocharger, power electronics and batteries. We're constantly working on every single piece of the puzzle to improve performance at the crankshaft, while also seeking to ensure we don't suffer any of the problems we had...
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