I doubt that they would be running 15% more fuel efficiency. I suppose there could be a school of thought that with improved aero efficiency less fuel is required to achieve the same acceleration and then they can afford to conserve some fuel which then increases their acceleration again. It’s a complex logic, but if confident they don’t need to push 100% I guess it’s feasible it’s a risk they can take.dialtone wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 17:42That's fine on throttle usage, but Max is still plenty fast, at least compared to SAI or LEC in early laps. Lap 2 as I quoted elsewhere:
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VER gains something like 0.4s just in T11-12-13 against LEC on 2nd lap. Something RBR does on full car in fast long radius corners is simply great.
I'm not saying that RBR deploys early in the straight while Ferrari doesn't. I'm saying that RBR has consistently more power to deploy early than Ferrari, and it's clear in acceleration up to 200kph, I think it was you that mentioned that Max was always at 100% charge, he's seems to be heavily recharging the car at the end of every straight. I would believe something is going on with how much fuel RBR needs to complete a race, I wouldn't be too surprised if they could run on 85-90kg for a full race instead of 100kg, this would be the only way to have a lighter car during the race (as you seem to hint).Juzh wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 13:01To this day I do not understand what anyone means when they say this or that PU deploys energy sooner than another one out of traction zones. The aim for any manufacturer is to deploys as soon as possible when traction allows it. If you see one car accelerate faster than another it is because it's got better traction and/or is lighter - be it fuel or total car weight. It's got nothing to do with anyone deploying sooner or later. another factor could be peak power, but nowadays top engines are almost equal in most circumstances.
In terms of the power recovery and distribution, Ferrari could look to tweak it for better drive out of the corners if deg is good. I believe it was changed to try and aid the deg situation last year but now could be reverted?