Honda F1 project leader Yusuke Hasegawa has outlined a number of reasons why Honda has been struggling so badly in the beginning of the 2017 Formula One season. He confirmed that lots of problems were not discovered while running on the dynamo meter.
Looks like by Hasegawa words update is coming to Canada or race after that.
Is that the big update? Do you have the info?
Hasegawa didn't mention vibration. I wonder if they solve it and of course consumption.
If coming update brings more reliability, lower consumption and vibration issues solved, it will be reasonably good update. And also he said they found a bit performance. I hope it will not be less than spain's 10 kw
Intake and exhaust tuning, a new fuel injection system, new spark plugs, new hydraulic pumps for the engine, and further mapping tweaks, I'm sure there's another 10kW hiding in there. These things always evolve like that, just when you think there are no more gains to be made you go and prove yourself wrong.
I imagine even if the turbomachinery is very efficient, and the switching and control electronics are also top of the line and incredibly efficient, there is a lot to be gained from developing how the power unit is integrated via the control electronics. That's probably why they speak so much about mapping, they realize there is another few tenths left in optimizing MGU-H to MGU-K to ES to Ancillaries to ICE interaction to maximize power mileage and torque demand.
The storage medium ie the battery allows energy to flow to and from all these systems, which in one way or another are all physically linked.
Intake and exhaust tuning, a new fuel injection system, new spark plugs, new hydraulic pumps for the engine, and further mapping tweaks, I'm sure there's another 10kW hiding in there.
Intake and exhaust tuning, a new fuel injection system, new spark plugs, new hydraulic pumps for the engine, and further mapping tweaks, I'm sure there's another 10kW hiding in there.
10 down, 70 to go?
20 if you count the Spain update, so 60 to go, almost at Renault pace now maybe 20kW off.
Intake and exhaust tuning, a new fuel injection system, new spark plugs, new hydraulic pumps for the engine, and further mapping tweaks, I'm sure there's another 10kW hiding in there.
That after so many fails, Honda doesn't use best/strongest bearings available is doubtful
Obviously, something is shattering the bearings... either vibrations are not completely eliminated, or something else could be in play
That after so many fails, Honda doesn't use best/strongest bearings available is doubtful
Obviously, something is shattering the bearings... either vibrations are not completely eliminated, or something else could be in play
They are forcing limits for 5 race and five weekend's FP sessions long life parts with most possible lightness. So this is not just strongest part issue. I don't think anybody can produce directly and in the first try a product with metioned working life fitting Honda design, same lightness and same size. İf it is not same size, it is already wrong part and if it is heavier it's out of concept. Saying just it is not best quality or it is not strong is not true. Who knows maybe it is just lubrication caused issue occurs on bearing.