Generally they will introduce the PU and then just run it at a lower power output initially. Their "reliability" upgrades are then focused on being able to run the engine at a higher ceiling for longer. They just have to provide evidence that the part they are replacing has a shorter lifespan basically.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑19 Jul 2022, 13:07I've no idea, but the teams are well versed in gaming the rules so if they can, they will.chrisc90 wrote: ↑19 Jul 2022, 09:34Just_a_fan wrote: ↑19 Jul 2022, 00:27
Reliability upgrades are possible. If you're running your ICE slightly below its power level because of a reliability issue, sorting that issue would bring performance and would be legal.
Do reliability upgrades not have to be warranted though? As in there has been a number of problems with xyz component or the engine has failed in the same way a couple times
So the PU's are not exactly frozen per say, it just vastly limits their spending on it. Otherwise they could also research entirely new engine architectures and change many other things that cost a lot more money.