Well obviously it’s fixed in terms of max power output, you are about 9 years late on that. That doesn’t mean the deployment cannot be improved in terms of more being available across a lap.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑21 Feb 2023, 03:36Best to give up on this. For years people saying this and it's not really how it works! It's not horsepower for horsepower.chrisc90 wrote: ↑20 Feb 2023, 22:34I think there is bigger gains to be made from the ERS recovery and deployment than single digit gains from the PU. Unless you look at the broader power/torque band rather than the peak numbers that are only good for pub talk.
How much extra deployment and power RBPT have up their sleeve they didnt use last year will be the crucial question/statement that gets made. We already know the RBPT ERS was the most efficient on the grid in terms of the clipping on straights.
With the lighter tub not being debuted in 2022 we know we have a decent gain to be made from that.
I have every faith we will be in the top 2 teams come quali/race day - and unless there is another setup mishap (austria 2022 for example) then the car will be very competitive come Sunday aswell.
Not forgetting we have Hannah Schmitz on the pitwall too. One of, if not the best, strategist(s) teams' in F1.
The PU will always be king when it comes to power gains as the Electrical side is literally limited on the power output side. Also note that Honda specifically speaks of the MGUK.
What was really being noticed by the Mercedes staff, was that Honda had a "robust" MGUK. Meaning, the MGUK can be run harder an cooler in different conditions, generate energy from a wider range of speeds, with smarter functions. The power is limited to 120kW. The Harvesting to the battery from the MGUK is also limited. So this "robustness" is the Advantage.