saviour stivala wrote: ↑06 Aug 2018, 09:52
Blaze1 wrote: ↑06 Aug 2018, 07:16
saviour stivala wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 03:39
I can see and fully understand your reasoning and thanks for trying to explain but am sorry I cannot agree with all that.
Why can't you agree with it given that it does compile with the technical regulations?
Because "state of charge refers to the difference between lowest charge and highest charge" and this state of charge will reset each time the strart finish line is passed.
No, it will not reset. The difference counts
I believe for the whole session, so for instance between start and finish of qualifying, or between start and finish of the race:
"the difference between the maximum and minimum state of charge of the ES may not exceed 4MJ at any time the car is on track"
FIA F1 2018 Technical Regulations Appendix 3 Power Unit Energy Flow
A possible loophole here is the wording "on track". Does for instance going into the pits counts as being on track or not, and if not can we view the SoC being 'reset'. I think the "at any time"' part leaves for little room when the car is effectively deemed on track and thus can't be viewed as lap per lap.
For the record, I don't deem Andy Cowell as a reliable source per se, because it's not in his and his team's interest to always give away the truth. What he gives, can be interesting, but everybody should always keep in the back of their heads what he says can be misleading.