Perhaps he means on average, which would imply more recovery from the ERS, but that wouldn't account for the second bit of the statement. Another explanation would be that Merc gains more power than Honda when they open the wastegate on corner exit. That still varies with the ERS management mode today, but has an effect on the performance of the ICE, too.HungarianRacer wrote: ↑06 May 2021, 15:22With only one engine mode permitted for all competitive sessions of a race weekend, how can they have a peak horsepower deficit without their ICE being down on power?... Is there any loophole in the PU mode regulations? If the goal was to confine the operation of all ICE power-related moving parts, then one would think the policing of that would be extremely straightforward (if the power output on the crankshaft on full throttle at a certain engine speed varies by more than 120kW, then something fishy is going on)...f1rules wrote: ↑06 May 2021, 14:19tami.
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Helmut Marko to RTL: "Where we still lag a bit behind Mercedes is on the engine side, not on the combustion engine but in the overall package. When Mercedes charges their battery and then releases all the power, they seem to have more horsepower than we do."