TBH Given the absolute obvious and cynical timing and nature of this directive, (slow down all the other teams- especially Mercedes- so Ferrari don’t look so bad) it would be somewhat amusing if this only exacerbated the current difference between engines. Imagine if the Mercedes was just able to run at a far higher level through a race and you have Williams cars outqualifying or overtaking Red Bulls and Ferraris.siskue2005 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 09:31Really? is this from FIA? or Liberty? so they are acknowledging only Honda, Renault and Ferrari are not using this mode? and it is going to effect only Merc, not anyone else. So that is their aim..etusch wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 08:30sory if it is already sharedWhat are qualifying modes?
Qualifying modes make available extra engine revs and the ability to run without harvesting power and diverting it to the battery, thereby allowing maximum deployment of energy recovered via the two energy recovery systems. These modes also typically run more aggressive ignition timing and fuel mixture.
By contrast, a standard race mode will allow adequate harvesting to keep the battery supplied with energy that can be deployed through the lap – without draining the battery and thereby compromising the following lap. It will also typically run lower maximum revs than the qualifying mode and a setting of ignition timing that keeps the valves and piston crowns at a safer temperature.
Typically there are several – up to nine – modes in between the two extremes. This is all about trading off performance with engine life, reliability and fuel consumption.
So what’s the proposed change?
Previously the qualifying and overtake modes would have a time limit per event imposed upon them by the engine manufacturer, so as to keep the power unit within its usage limit. A letter sent to the teams at Barcelona suggests that the subsequent Technical Directive will require the power unit to be run in the same single mode during qualifying and race. This has yet to be confirmed by the Technical Directive itself.
Why is this rule being implemented now - and what impact will it have?
To assist policing. The FIA has to police a number of power unit parameters through very detailed data analysis, and it is felt that this directive will help them achieve that – and have more confidence of power unit legality as a result. Of course, a consequence of the move would be to clip the wings of the power unit which shows the biggest power boost between normal and qualifying modes. At this point that's believed to be Mercedes, with Ferrari showing the least difference between the two modes. Renault and Honda are quite similar in between those two extremes.
The move would save expensive development programmes for Honda, Renault and Ferrari at a time when the FIA is very actively trying to close down cost drivers. As a downside, it would reduce the differences in power at any given moment between two dicing cars. Often the passing we see in hybrid F1 era comes from one driver forcing another to use up his energy store defensively, then having none left as the attacking driver deploys.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... UFncL.htmlcant wait to see it backfire
I might be a bit worried if I was RB because those Hondas can go pop quite often.
What’s the next step if this doesn’t work as intended? ‘All aero better than what’s on a red car is banned.’ ‘Parachutes to be attached to the rear of any car which happens to be black or silver.’ ‘No drinks manufacturer may sponsor an F1 team any longer.’
