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[Wouter]

Do you know that RBR had to turn down the PU's from both drivers during the race?
The problem is solved and now they can use full power = .

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Do you know I was one of the few to point it out just after the race?

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No I don't, sorry. I was to busy to read the F1 sites and the comments.

[Wouter]

Max arrived in Jeddah and got flowers from this fan.

[kediown]

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Do you know that RBR had to turn down the PU's from both drivers during the race?
The problem is solved and now they can use full power = .

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Is it confirmed that they solved it?

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A RBR insider and @Wazari said both the same thing. "A software patch should solve the issue."
I think we have to wait and see how it is going on track, but they had this before and it was no big deal to solve it.

Oh, I took it as "it should solve the issue when the patch is applied" rather than "the patch is already done so it should be solved". Thanks

[wvkc9nhe]

Thank you very much as always Wazari-san!

It's important to know when the engine was turned down... If it was before qualifying then the deficit of the others is frighteningly large. If it was halfway through the race then that makes sense as we knew they seemed to turn down the engine massively as the race went on

About the developments: that seems to be more information than we normally receive about upgrades ahead of their debut. Given we are hearing about a significant step from the Baku upgrade, I would expect the 2.5 tenth upgrade to come there and the subsequent to come around Silverstone. 5-6 tenths of development may be enough to tie up both championships from where the car is now.

On lap 2-3 of race.

Hello, Wazari-san. I am a fan of Honda's racing team.
Last year, I heard your explanation about Honda's engine leading its competitors by 10.5KW. I felt that this statement perfectly matched Red Bull's advantage on the straight. The number was very convincing. Considering that Red Bull reduced the weight of their car by 10KG based on the 2022 model this year, it was expected that they would extend their lead in Bahrain.
However, some recent news has left me confused.
First, I saw an interview with HRC's Technical Director, Mr. Yasuaki Asaki (https://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/news/car/202 ... =SocialDog), who said that Honda's engine power is on par with its competitors, but the MGU-H and high-efficiency battery can bring a 0.1-second advantage. Is Mr. Asaki trying to maintain Honda's usual low profile?
Also, Dr. Marco of the Red Bull team has recently been speaking frequently, saying that according to the team's information statistics, Ferrari now has the strongest engine in the paddock, while Honda and Mercedes are on par. What do you think about this? Thank you.

[organic]

Perez takes new ECU and ES this weekend. Also a new gearbox for Perez.. maybe the first one damaged from Bahrain?

[AR3-GP]

Perez takes new ECU and ES this weekend. Also a new gearbox for Perez.. maybe the first one damaged from Bahrain?

Always the hard way for RB...

[AR3-GP]

I think RB are going to need to do warmup laps on qualifying based on what I'm seeing now. No grip on the first lap.

[dxpetrov]

I think RB are going to need to do warmup laps on qualifying based on what I'm seeing now. No grip on the first lap.

Yeah, they are in real trouble.

[AR3-GP]

I think RB are going to need to do warmup laps on qualifying based on what I'm seeing now. No grip on the first lap.

Yeah, they are in real trouble.

Not saying they are in trouble. I just think it will be like last year where many drivers preferred to do a outlap-warmup lap-hot lap. Instead of outlap-hotlap.

[dxpetrov]

Nah, green track, lot of fuel, still basic setup... They will be fine.

[avantman]

I think RB are going to need to do warmup laps on qualifying based on what I'm seeing now. No grip on the first lap.

Yeah, they are in real trouble.

Not saying they are in trouble. I just think it will be like last year where many drivers preferred to do a outlap-warmup lap-hot lap. Instead of outlap-hotlap.

Perez needed just one warm-up lap all qualy, Max - two and he didn't feel great anyway. So, it depends on the driver also, not just on the car.

[AR3-GP]

Hitting the F5 button on f1-tempo is thankless work...

[AR3-GP]

Verstappen reports very slow/ poor downshifts in the FP2 race runs...oh dear...

[organic]

Max was asked to aim for 1.35.0 in the long run and apart from when he had traffic that was maintained consistently. Perez did a medium run at the end that was very quick. Soft-Medium is likely IMO, especially with the likelihood of SCs

[organic]

Downshift issues still present in Saudi Arabia judging by Max's feedback in his long run in fp2

Maybe max will take a new gearbox for fp3/quali? Could be damaged from the issues in Bahrain