This rises the question again how McLaren could invent the blown rear wing without Mercedes taking notice of it?Ferraripilot wrote: So are you suggesting they run a considerably different timing curve? I suppose that would make sense considering how different their cars are not to mention how different their exhausts are. That being the case, dyno numbers on a motor are not going to make a huge amount of difference as both teams are going to be looking for different characteristics in the motor regardless.
So, one makes 805bhp at 18k rpm, but has a more peaky curve in a certain rev range, while the other makes 790bhp at 18k rpm but carries a more broad and useable power curve for one's particular application, but not the other. In the end, they are both looking for different things making dyno figures almost irrelevant. Who knows, maybe Mclaren requests a specific cam timing for their motors which provides a more specific torque curve, and the same could be true for MB or FI.
This definitely took away some power of the engine because it reduced airbox cross section and by this oxygen support.
Or how could RedBull develop retarded ignition and Renault had no idea of it?
On the other side was the double diffuser of Brawn immediately leaked to Toyota and Williams.
Seems like they teams just take the engines and fit them in their car without telling the supplier what they do.