Farnborough wrote: ↑22 Jun 2026, 14:28
mzso wrote: ↑22 Jun 2026, 13:52
karana wrote: ↑22 Jun 2026, 00:04
Partial load recovery is definitely preferable to superclipping. The latter actually slows the cars down while it's happening, the time gain in other parts of the track just outweigh the losses. The only downside of partial throttle recovery is increased fuel consumption (and apparently driveability at least for Honda).
Observation and info leaking out doesn't seem to support this. Apparently they gain more by preferentially super-clipping and then using that energy to accelerate at the next straight while saving some fuel, rather than running the ICE in the turning phase.
I definitely don't hear the engine running at high power in turns effect that Newey alluded to sometime last year.
That was an odd statement as the ICE crankshaft is directly linked to rear drive through whichever ratio is in use in the gearbox (with clutch fully closed) meaning you'd not hear an increase in rpm, but the torque request from ECU can easily be higher than required to give the asked for track speed, the MGUK being the beneficiary of that strategy.
Right, the RPM would have to equate to the selected gear and the vehicle's speed.
