Possibly thanks to stopping the car on track and protecting it? Could all be legit.motobaleno wrote:horner just said that they didn't change the engine
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Kimi Raikkonen has won a thrilling race that was full of action from start to finish. The Finn marks his first win since his return to Formula One and in the end fended off a charging Alonso who finishes second. Sebastian Vettel finished third after having started from 24th position.
Possibly thanks to stopping the car on track and protecting it? Could all be legit.motobaleno wrote:horner just said that they didn't change the engine
If it were all-to-gain, nothing-to-lose, then wouldn't they have done it?raymondu999 wrote:It's not about that though Cam - in any case, if they changed to Engine 9 now, that means they have an extra engine to play with, but without the 10 place grid drop. It's an all-to-gain, nothing-to-lose scenario. Unless a new engine isn't necessarily a good thing, which does raise a question.
Indeed it is a rather weird choiche. I don't want to go into conspiracy theory, but it could be possible that FIA accepted let's say "hardly" the "force majeur" explanation of the stop by red bull (very often f1 cars remains without fuels and they don't suffer engine problems) and, to avoid more srious punishment, "suggested" RB not to change the engine.siskue2005 wrote:I thought they would have changed their engine , ie their 9th engine
It would have been great for the last three races
The FIA would have no recourse to any further action if redbull did take a new engine though? Is there an actual regulation that covers this situation? Maybe the answer is in there?motobaleno wrote:Indeed it is a rather weird choiche. I don't want to go into conspiracy theory, but it could be possible that FIA accepted let's say "hardly" the "force majeur" explanation of the stop by red bull (very often f1 cars remains without fuels and they don't suffer engine problems) and, to avoid more srious punishment, "suggested" RB not to change the engine.siskue2005 wrote:I thought they would have changed their engine , ie their 9th engine
It would have been great for the last three races
what is sure is that vettel is using his 8th engine so the change would have been a big advantage
The FIA have goodwill over Red Bull. They've allowed them to quietly bring their car into line with the regulations a few times in the last couple of years, without any big public tellings off, etc. Red Bull would be stupid beyond words to jeopardise that good will.Cam wrote:The FIA would have no recourse to any further action if redbull did take a new engine though? Is there an actual regulation that covers this situation? Maybe the answer is in there?
They have a top 10 place to lose. Surely Vettel would have been able to race all the way through to the top 10 without a setup change.stefan_ wrote:They have nothing to lose. They can put even a cow on the car to see if it is aero efficient in the race and if it is worth the update for the final two races.
