In the absence of any further detail the settlement from FIA to FERRARI could also have been for reputational damage of which FERRARI was very much upset about last year and that Ferrari was not guilty of any wrong doing.Fer.Fan wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 19:28O dear...sucof wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 19:04FIA reaches agreement with Ferrari after power unit investigation
https://www.racefans.net/2020/02/28/fia ... stigation/
Another blow to Ferraris pace.
Maybe if they got engine nerfed due to this decision and knew it was coming they realised they couldn't be competitive and pretty early decided screw it, small changes and give up on 2020 and focus on 2021 even earlier than normal.Xwang wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 20:10What I really cannot understand is that last year they said that they couldn't change some concept of the car and they had started to address the issue modifying what was possible without doing a newer chassis.
And then this year chassis seems exactly the same (with only different side pods).
I hope they are really hiding their performances.
I saw this article posted on Reddit, the idea that the FIA came to a settlement with Ferrari that Merc would be allowed DAS and Ferrari would be allowed cheat modes on their engine is completely laughable. Firstly the settlement would have to be with every team. The idea that Ferrari wouldn't cause a stink with the FIA over DAS doesn't stop every other team complaining to the FIA about it. It's just such a fundamentally stupid take on what the settlement really meant. It was between the FIA and Ferrari only, it was after confiscating an engine and testing it while turned on for an extended period (most scrutineering is done with the car stationary and off which makes it harder to catch certain things like flexi wings).wowgr8 wrote: ↑29 Feb 2020, 01:24Just as I say that.. https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/accor ... o/4700696/
If Mercedes will have the DAS, Ferrari will be able to rely on a system of exploitation of the hybrid that will be more extended within a lap. Everyone will be able to play their cards on the track without suffering the controversial attacks we witnessed in the second half of last year.
I would assume that they used the same "trick" since 2018, which is likely fuel sensor related. Just back then the ERS was suspected to produce the power boost. This could be checked and was declared legal.wowgr8 wrote: ↑29 Feb 2020, 01:07Even before Ferrari implemented the fuel flow trickery around the Italian GP last year they had the engine advantage in qualifying presumably due to the ERS. The way Binotto has been talking coupled with this thorough FIA check has me thinking maybe they've lost that too. The engine was covering up for the fact that they were losing 1s/a lap in the corners last year so if the performance (especially in qualifying) is noticeably poor this year we have an explanation. The chassis performance is really unacceptable
That's not what the article says at all, it's saying that this is Ferrari's version of DAS, in that it's an advantage they worked with the FIA to prove is legal. Ferrari didn't come up with this hybrid "trick" if you could call it that in response to DAS, the article is just making it seem that way, they developed it over the winter and ensured it's legal to avoid the badmouthing that was coming from rival teams last yeardrunkf1fan wrote: ↑29 Feb 2020, 12:15I saw this article posted on Reddit, the idea that the FIA came to a settlement with Ferrari that Merc would be allowed DAS and Ferrari would be allowed cheat modes on their engine is completely laughable. Firstly the settlement would have to be with every team. The idea that Ferrari wouldn't cause a stink with the FIA over DAS doesn't stop every other team complaining to the FIA about it. It's just such a fundamentally stupid take on what the settlement really meant. It was between the FIA and Ferrari only, it was after confiscating an engine and testing it while turned on for an extended period (most scrutineering is done with the car stationary and off which makes it harder to catch certain things like flexi wings).wowgr8 wrote: ↑29 Feb 2020, 01:24Just as I say that.. https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/accor ... o/4700696/
If Mercedes will have the DAS, Ferrari will be able to rely on a system of exploitation of the hybrid that will be more extended within a lap. Everyone will be able to play their cards on the track without suffering the controversial attacks we witnessed in the second half of last year.
The FIA basically told Merc Das was legal several times over the past year or two, Ferrari can complain about it all they like but it's legal this season regardless, so again why would the FIA let Ferrari use some kind of illegal hybrid modes to compensate them for another team doing something totally within the rules this season?
That's part of a translation for it. The article is implying that they made a deal, Merc can use DAS and Ferrari can use whatever system they have to exploit their hybrid system and both teams will be able to use them on track without attacking each other.The Maranello-based company is making itself available to the FIA in its research into reducing carbon emissions, signing a peace of mind on last year's engine controversy and looking to the future with great confidence because the Prancing Horse's motorists have submitted to the federal commissioners the solutions that the 065 power unit will adopt in Melbourne that have been previously approved.
If Mercedes will have the DAS, Ferrari will be able to rely on a system of exploitation of the hybrid that will be more extended within a lap. Everyone will be able to play their cards on the track without suffering the controversial attacks we witnessed in the second half of last year.