Frafer wrote:Actually i'm pretty sure they know exactly where they are about ICE power, sound spectrograph softwares are good tools to compare engines performance when you aren't allow to see telemetry dataf300v10 wrote:Who knows if this is true, but it could explain some of the deficit. If Ferrari sized the turbo for optimal ICE performance, they may not be able to extract as much power from the MGUH. A turbo that was 'over sized' for the ICE would allow for more power extraction while still providing maximum boost to the ICE.kaido wrote:Was watching Sky F1 post race coverage and in Ted Note Book, He mention something along the lines that Ferrari could have possibly pick the wrong turbo size and this may be a reason why there engine is not as power as the rest?
Has anyone else heard anything along those lines or is this just another rumour?
This quote from SD seems to indicate Ferrari believes the ICE is competative in terms of performance, which leaves the MGUK/H as the cause of the current shortfall:
"We knew from the very beginning that with these rules changes the challenge will be massive. When we went about designing the 2014 car we knew it would not only be a matter of the engine - where we believe we are quite strong - but also a matter of considering the whole power unit. We know that other engine manufacturers have advanced knowledge because they use that technology in their road cars, so we knew it was not going to be easy. But we know the areas where we need to improve and falling into disappointment doesn’t help. I know that we have improved our organisation in some areas where we have been weak…"
I think the limiting factor for the internal combustion engine is fuel flow and not Turbo Boost. I'M also pretty sure that in testing they made sure all the physical parts of the PU (which they knew they would not be able to change during the year) were sized right. That after all would be gross negligence.