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[JPower]

I think pushing for less electric will always be a Ferrari desire. It's better for their car sales and loyal customer base.

From the current engine and all their racing programs, I would say they can only build a strong PU for next year.
Ferrari do not have a split turbo engine, and yet they have worked around that to make a pretty good package thus far.
The split turbo runs cooler and is more compact and has less compromise on the intake runner space. Yet, Ferrari's engine is still good.
If they go split turbo next year.. I think they will have the best engine. The electric side I am confident they have a good base already.

Ferrari has an EV coming out in a few months and their halo car(the F80) has 3 electric motors onboard.

[Cs98]

On the topic of the engine braking and using the tools in the car. I find that superbikes give a better illustration of what is applied in F-1, as we do not get much detail from the teams; for casual fans at least. Fans involved in competitive racing and open wheel racing probably know a lot more on brake balance and differential settings and use.


I can imagine how intimate the driver needs to be with his engine and tools to really get the most out of it.

An informative video on brake balance, maps and brake by wire:

Let's consult someone who went through the same transition.

And so, in an Automoto.it interview, Bottas was asked how difficult it is to adapt to the Ferrari engine.

“It’s not that difficult,” he said.

“I don’t find the differences that big, apart from something minor regarding driveability.

“The most complex thing is to manage the adjustments, as the nomenclatures are different. Once you learn the basics, you manage without too much effort.”

But, is a change of driving style needed to get the best out of the Ferrari engine?

“Minimal,” Bottas replied, “especially in terms of shifting and engine braking.

“But everything is adjustable, and you can find a solution that makes you feel comfortable.”

So there we have it, changes are minimal. Straight from no nonsense Bottas who isn't trying to fool anyone.

That's why Bottas has a race seat.. oh wait!
Drivers are different. Driving style and operation level.
You are basically saying Hamilton is trying to fool people and in any car Charles is going to be 6 tenths to a second faster. OK we get it.
As I say, let's hear the theories at the end of the season to explain why all of a sudden Lewis is on the pace, or why Ferrari shifted the car away from Charles and made him slower to favor Lewis, because this is the most predictable explanation from F1 fans who are so willing to punch down.
Bottas is entitled to his own opinion. So is Ralf Shumacher, Martin Brundle, and everyone else who "understands" what's going. These same people will flip like a switch when things turnaround and it doesn't fit their theories.

It's a race weekend. I do not expect much difference this weekend. Maybe just more consistency from Hamilton.
He's going to need more time to adjust. Half a season as Carlon Sainz says; who happens to be an active driver.

Valtteri is more credible on this than a driver who is making excuses because he has no answers. We saw it at Merc too, the excuses, but then people could at least pin their hopes on the switch to Ferrari reinvigorating Hamilton. Unfortunately that hasn't happened so now new excuses have to be made up and that is what we are seeing. It's amusing watching people contort their minds into pretzels trying to make it work, in the end none of it matters because excuses don't make the car go faster. I'll leave it at that.

[Silent Storm]

Hamilton in 2019 talking about engine braking, brake migration etc...

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lewi ... s/4603176/

"A lot of the drivers don't spend time with manoeuvres in terms of the adjustments. I think Ferrari has a flick on the back of their steering wheel, but I move a lot"

"So Turn 1 I have the brake balance I think like 56%, and we have brake migration and engine braking. So I have those three all set. I go through Turns 1, 2, 3 and coming out of Turn 3 I adjust my engine braking one step up, move my brake migration one step forward. And then I'm going to move my brake balance forwards and really, really quick".