Red Bull Vs Ferarri

Red Bull Vs Ferarri

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HustleRussell

24,602 posts

159 months

Wednesday 1st July 2020
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That is interesting and I did not know.

So the moment Ferrari runs that PU in FP1 on Friday, the spec of the oily bits is locked in for the entire season

Sounds like their redesign is mostly aerodynamic but their engine advantage was gone at the end of 2019 and the other manufacturers have upgrades. They have lost the jewel in their crown.

TheDeuce

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21,272 posts

65 months

Wednesday 1st July 2020
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HustleRussell said:
That is interesting and I did not know.

So the moment Ferrari runs that PU in FP1 on Friday, the spec of the oily bits is locked in for the entire season

Sounds like their redesign is mostly aerodynamic but their engine advantage was gone at the end of 2019 and the other manufacturers have upgrades. They have lost the jewel in their crown.
I only read up on those new rules last night too. So much has changed in the last couple of months it's hard to keep up to date. The implications of the PU freeze in general are pretty significant, and for Ferrari it's looking pretty bleak. They had previously said they had a new PU since Melbourne with more power, and the only reason I can think of them not using that is it will only fit the new car that they plan to use from Hungary onward.. But now with the PU freeze, they are not only stuck with the old PU for the season, but if I'm right, that means they also have to adapt the new car to work with it. One way or another it sounds like they caught both ends of a stty stick.

Makes one wonder what pressure Ferrari were under to agree to the PU freeze when they obviously weren't happy with what they had in testing. Perhaps they thought the new car would be ready in time for the season start which would enable them to start with the updated PU? Or perhaps they accepted what the other teams wished, and the other teams will no longer pursue the Ferrari/FIA secret deal complaints now.. Either way they appear to be the chief losers of this new rule.