diffuser wrote: ↑19 Jul 2021, 19:28
etusch wrote: ↑19 Jul 2021, 19:11
It would be fair to give Verstappen a brand new pu by deal of -3 race usage (how many races his 2nd pu used )
My Guess is that it was intruduced in Baku or France, Silverstone could have been the 4 or 5th race. That being said, this could have PU #1. We don't know. We're just told when they break the seal and use a NEW PU. They don't tell us if they switched back to a OLD PU.
Honda introduced their 2nd PUs in France.
Max was using the 2nd PU in Silverstone, as it is one of the most power-sensitive circuits on the calendar, and it would’ve allowed him to exploit the reliability fixes introduced on the 2nd unit, which allowed for more baseline power to be utilized.
With the format of last weekend, I don’t know if the old PU1 was even used in practice. Not much time for a swap with quali and a sprint race on the same day as practices.