Horner: Qualy modes should be banned!

[Wass85]

Christian Horner is calling for engine modes to be banned in qualifying, according to him they should have the same mode throughout qualifying.

I just think this is sour grapes, so if that happens and Red Bull are easily winning then what? Give all the team the same aerodynamics has the Red Bull? I'm fed up listening to them complain. What's your thoughts on the matter?

[CBeck113]

His doesn't work, so it needs to be banned - every team handles this way, and that won't ever change.

[bonjon1979]

The ever transparent Christian Horner

[zac510]

Well, may as well make it a single mode/engine-gearbox ECU map throughout the whole race weekend then, not just qualifying. It would cut out a lot of the BS of switching modes up and down on engines, but might result in a few more retirements.

[3jawchuck]

Teams will do what they can to get ahead. Rest assured if it were Red Bull up front he'd not be complaining and the others would be. This is the nature of the competitive animal.

I'm bothered about the complaining or about qualifying modes. If someone can master them, then they should be allowed to reap the rewards of their hard work. Within the rules of course. However, the rules shouldn't be changed to disadvantage teams who got to grips with something that others couldn't.

[ENGINE TUNER]

Horner has always been a leader in the fight for equal rights for imbeciles.

[gandharva]

Business as usual. Everyone does it, so no real need to complain. Lobbying for 2021 rule changes.

[Thunder18]

Personally I think all engine modes should be banned, how do we ever know that these guys are on the racing limit in what should be the pinnacle of motorsport. in terms of "qualy" mode, that's the max, so that should be the only mode imo. The F1 circus has long been full of clowns, it's only now I've just seen the light.

[richesseplayers]

When comes F1, money is the first thing.

[Shakeman]

Horner was silent on engine modes and mappings when during the EBD era Renault made the most from this technology so what comes around goes around.

If every line of technological development is closed off to engineers the sport may as well become a spec racing series. Part of my enjoyment is seeing engineers push the envelope and exploit loopholes to gain advantages and then watching other teams catch up for instance I was excited by the smoky Ferrari during testing and hoped they had found a big win over the winter.

One might reasonably ask if Red Bull had a better relationship with their engine supplier over recent years might they be further up the grid fighting for championships. How much laptime has that relationship fallout cost?

[Wass85]

So would it be fair to allow other teams thoroughly inspect the Redbull's aerodynamics, afterall they have an unfair advantage in that department. I'm getting sick of hearing him and Marko's constant moaning.

[iotar__]

- My advice for Horner: hire better and quicker drivers. Same for Ferrari, that's how you challenge the leaders. It could have been RB winning it by accident but they both messed up.

- Red Bull's dishonesty has no boundaries. They are the prime contributors for current pure model of racing (minus engines) and take no responsibility for it.

- The only person that can match them in hypocrisy is Ross the smuggest of them all Brawn. He worked diligently on getting rid of evil DRS, proposed simpler wings, Ferrari showed him middle finger blocking it and the topic disappeared.

- Now crocodile tears are flowing because you can't overtake in Australia on a one-stopper, in the biggest DF cars ever even with impure DR device. Where's the logic Ross?! Where are designed with a ruler FWs ?! I'm sorry .

[iotar__]

One more thing: why wasn't he shouting about it before the season? Chew on that.

[CriXus]

I think Liberty and the FIA should look into how Dorna made MotoGP rules in terms of in-season development.

[FrukostScones]

ban Horner.
BOP has no Palace in F1.
Also, RB want just Aero unbalance.