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Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing boss Stefan Wendl is confident that the initial teething problems for its cars stemming from the introduction of torque sensors have been solved ahead of the Rolex 24. …
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing boss Stefan Wendl is confident that the initial teething problems with torque sensors in their cars have been resolved before the Rolex 24. Despite missing IMSA’s Daytona test in November, AMG conducted two days of private testing at DIS in mid-December with the five AMG GT3 EVOs. Ahead of the season start, Mercedes-AMG completed extensive dyno and track testing at Portimao and Paul Ricard to prepare. However, challenges arose at the Roar Before the 24 event in Florida, mainly due to communication issues between Mercedes-AMG’s ECU and the IMSA-supplied ECU controlling power output. The team worked tirelessly to address these issues and managed to find solutions by the second day of testing. Moving forward, Mercedes-AMG aims to collect data, make setup recommendations, and continue learning from early-stage experiences to improve performance for the upcoming races.
