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McLaren have chosen some interesting design routes on their new competitor. In addition to our own technical analysis, McLaren's Tim Goss and Paddy Lowe explain why some decisions have been made in light of the regulation changes.
Too bad it failed (well, not completely, but sortta) in Hamilton's case.Pup wrote:The 'replacement' gearbox only has to be used for the remainder of the original's scheduled life.
So you're saying, for all we know last race may have been the last race the original gearbox was scheduled to be used in. Therefore, the replacement would only be required to be ran until the end of the race, and then they could simply use the next gearbox scheduled in line from here on.Pup wrote:The 'replacement' gearbox only has to be used for the remainder of the original's scheduled life.
Well, it's not one of the mysteries of the universe. Look it up - I might be wrong.MikeFromCanada wrote:...for all we know...
Wasn't a shot at you, just making sure I understood what you meant. I'll take a look and see what the Regs say.Pup wrote:Well, it's not one of the mysteries of the universe. Look it up - I might be wrong.MikeFromCanada wrote:...for all we know...
It has to stay in the car. A change will bring another 5 place penalty. Dunno if they can open it and rumble around. I'm almost sure that isn't allowed. Unless a dogring is at fault, that they can change without penalty. Anything else, 5 down.Unless the driver fails to finish the race (see below) the gearbox fitted to the car at the end of the Event must remain in it for three further Events. Any driver who failed to finish the race at the first, second or third of the four Events for reasons which the technical delegate accepts as being beyond the control of the team or driver, may start the following Event with a different gearbox without a penalty being incurred.
A gearbox will be deemed to have been used once the car's timing transponder has shown that it has left the pit lane.
Yes, but the regs state as well the following part.SchumacherM wrote:It has to stay in the car. A change will bring another 5 place penalty. Dunno if they can open it and rumble around. I'm almost sure that isn't allowed. Unless a dogring is at fault, that they can change without penalty. Anything else, 5 down.Unless the driver fails to finish the race (see below) the gearbox fitted to the car at the end of the Event must remain in it for three further Events. Any driver who failed to finish the race at the first, second or third of the four Events for reasons which the technical delegate accepts as being beyond the control of the team or driver, may start the following Event with a different gearbox without a penalty being incurred.
A gearbox will be deemed to have been used once the car's timing transponder has shown that it has left the pit lane.
a) Each driver may use no more than one gearbox for four consecutive Events in which his team competes.
Should a driver use a replacement gearbox he will drop five places on the starting grid at that Event and an additional five places each time a further gearbox is used.
Any replacement gearbox must be fitted with the same gear ratios that were declared under d) below and will only be required to complete the remainder of the Event in question.
Any change to the gear ratios declared under d) below will incur a further five grid place penalty. In either case a new four race sequence may start at the following Event.
Unless the driver fails to finish the race (see below) the gearbox fitted to the car at the end of the Event must remain in it for three further Events. Any driver who failed to finish the race at the first, second or third of the four Events for reasons which the technical delegate accepts as being beyond the control of the team or driver, may start the following Event with a different gearbox without a penalty being incurred.
A gearbox will be deemed to have been used once the car’s timing transponder has shown that it has left the pit lane.
