GrayGreat wrote: ↑03 Jul 2018, 21:57
Hmm, the idea might work but aren't the cars referred to as numbers? Car no. 44, car no. 5 etc. So even if, say, Vettel jumps into Raikkonen's car, he'll carry his no. 5 to the other car so basically, that car will become car no.5 and will have to use a PU from the allocation of car no.5!?
The number belongs to the driver not the car.
Taking again the Button example in Monaco, his number was 22, yet he still inherited the penalty from Alonso, 14. It was Button's only race, so he practically was on his 'first' engine.
Taking some other examples in 2017, Sainz moved team, while Brandon and Gasly came in the last few races and pretty sure they inherited the car's penalties.
The question that remains though is what happens if the move is within the team, if that's even possible?