Engine tokens

[rdjohn]

Please can someone enlighten me about the engine token situation.

Plan A was for 4 engines to last 20 races, but we now have 5 engines for 19 races. Once the engines are finally holomogated for 2015, are they able to retrofit the new bits on to part-used PU's?

I had assumed everyone would holomogated their engines for the European season i.e. the next race, but CH was talking about being on his last PU allocation and Renault unlikely to have significant improvements until mid-summer.

Honda a clearly doing something for the next race as ALO was confident that yesterday was the last time that they would be out of the points, but Honda's situation actually looks worse than Renault's.

If Mercedes still have lots of tokens to use then they could be back to monstering everyone, unless Ferrari have something very special up their sleeve.

Does anyone know exactly where each engine spec is currently, when it will be holomogated, and how tokens have been used / saved?

Or, as usual, it is a case of the FIA haven't a clue, so why should anyone else?

[rdjohn]

So is it fair to say that the token issue is simply irrelevant?

Renault can keep improving the engines every race, providing they destroy them as they go over the line. Like on Sunday. Dropping 5 places will be worth it for what they achieve, or learn.

[rdjohn]

In your researches, have you discovered what you are permitted to in prove for 9, or 10 tokens?

I have been through the regs before, but never found this level of detail.

[rdjohn]

Thanks for that, actually a lot more than I had imagined possible.