Why would the thread be killed, there's just not much to talk about the actual engines until they trickle some information.
I very highly doubt that. Changing it with only one specification remaining before the freeze? That would be nuts...
And what importance would that be?
Seeing that the FIA boldly made a press release about a bio-fuel they developed that's supposed to be made from otherwise unutilized waste, I highly doubt synthetic fuel is even considered at this point.
I dunno. You make good arguments, but I think it's going to be something like:NL_Fer wrote: ↑12 Sep 2021, 00:45Apparently there was another meeting this weekend. It seems Redbull, VW (and Williams?) want to ban the MGU-H now and the others (Merc, Fer, Renault and Honda!) are going along with it.
An new hybrid powerunit with KERS on both axle (with or without 4wd) would make a new powerunit from scratch much cheaper. Which favours a new manufacturer like VW and RPT. Another rumour is that VW will be a supplier for Redbull and Williams and RPT’s facilities will be transferred to VW.
My opinion, for a long time, was that any ERS would need an MGU-H, because it supplied about 4-5 MJ of energy each lap and makes the overall ERS much more effective. Front axle recovery can only provide 2-3 MJ and add more weight.
But I forgot one thing. The weight-to-power of the MGU-K and Battery has lowered significantly and could be even lower in 2026, while power output could increase because of the development in efficiency.
So it the new system could be:
I4 or V6 ICE - 550bhp
Conventional Turbocharger
Sustainable fuel
Front axle recovery only - 200kw
Rear axle MGU - 200kw
Such a system could supply 30 seconds of ERS deployment per lap. Road relevant tech and sound better.
Looks like youir wishes rather than something borderline probable. The last two in particular.
It might be true, though I fail to see any road relevancy.
It smells like bullshit. The H is nothing but an electric motor on a shaft, that has already been developed. Granted, how you utilize it to recover and the power it recovers and to spin the turbo to reach optimal performance is not trivial, but they had the past 7 years to optimize that. Nothing to spend there either.
Say what? If you have the generators already there, it adds exactly zero weight to use them as motors as well."Most of them reject four-wheel drive for reasons of weight."
I guess the people that actually work on these things should give you a call then? You seem very knowledgable on the matter.mzso wrote: ↑12 Sep 2021, 10:53It smells like bullshit. The H is nothing but an electric motor on a shaft, that has already been developed. Granted, how you utilize it to recover and the power it recovers and to spin the turbo to reach optimal performance is not trivial, but they had the past 7 years to optimize that. Nothing to spend there either.
So what does throwing it out actually gains? I come up empty.
It will bring back turbo lag, which is a regression. It will certainly make the PU less efficient, which goes completely against their claimed goals....
It's kind of surprising that Ferrari is okay with it. Their ICE is the worst since cheat mode was blocked. Taking away H can only hurt them.
Say what? If you have the generators already there, it adds exactly zero weight to use them as motors as well."Most of them reject four-wheel drive for reasons of weight."
