Ferrari Blame Maclaren For Engine Failures!!!!!

[Nuova500]

Yes it's true, apparently it's the fault of the MacLaren ECU!!!!

[Jungles]

Good thing it isn't a McLaren ECU.

[Racefan_uk]

I take it this is after they said to the world's media that it was their fuelling system that caused the problems during the first half of the Oz GP weekend...

They are clutching at straws.

[AlexS]

Ferrari are claiming that the failure of the fuel system was caused by incompatibility between Ferrari software and the software in tbe SECU.

[dougc]

Perhaps they should have programmed it better then - all the other teams are in the same boat and didn't appear to have a problem. Or if they did they don't appear to be blaming everyone else for it.

[Nuova500]

dougc said:

Perhaps they should have programmed it better then - all the other teams are in the same boat and didn't appear to have a problem. Or if they did they don't appear to be blaming everyone else for it.

My thoughts entirely.

[patmahe]

Note to Ferrari - JUST GET ON WITH THE fkING RACING!!!!!

[10 Pence Short]

It didn't seem to bother them much during testing. No doubt if they continue to have problems they'll be allowed to develop their own ECU...

[Nuova500]

Or they will cheat, sorry I mean protest again & get the championship results overturned.

[Jamesf288]

Nuova500 said:

Yes it's true, apparently it's the fault of the MacLaren ECU!!!!

From Stefano Domenicali:

"Let's not forget that with MES (the standard ECU) we can have some problems in understanding the system, and how to integrate it with the car. We must still discover it in full."

An admission that they haven't got to grips with it yet it would appear, rather than blame...

"It's clear that we weren't phenomenal guys before and we haven't turned stupid now."

It may not suit your argument, but he appears to be pretty honest and frank about the weekend's performance.

Edited by Jamesf288 on Wednesday 19th March 14:08

[jamieboy]

Ferrari says: We haven't got to grips with the new ECU yet
PH screams: Ferrari blame McLaren!!!!

In fairness, maybe Mark has a different source that he can share with us?


Can you imagine the hysteria on here if Ferrari made the ECU and it was only McLarens that failed?

[Nuova500]

Yep, F1-Live.com

[jamieboy]

Nuova500 said:

Yep, F1-Live.com

Sorry, I meant a source that supports your statement that Ferrari blames McLaren. According to the story on F1-Live:

Ferrari team spokesman said:

This kind of thing can happen when you are working with one procedure that you do not know so well. Now we know that there is a conflict we can make sure it does not happen again.

and

Domenicali said:

We must still discover it (the new ECU) in full.

[Pentoman]

apparnetly the teams using Magnetti marelli (honda or toyota, plus ferrari) said they had difficulty moving to the new standard ecu

[johnph]

Nothing to do with the fact that the dream team of Schumacher, Brawn and Todt have all gone and their reverting to the big budget incompetence (with occasional flashes of brilliance) seen in the mid 1990s.

[Blue Meanie]

On a side note... That was one of the most entertaining races for many moons... Long may dodgy ECU's reign!!

[Derek Smith]

Did the ecu make Massa's car collide with DC's?

[toomuchbeer]

Derek Smith said:

Did the ecu make Massa's car collide with DC's?

or into the tyre barrier on the first lap?

[tempus]

Yes, it was a fool-in problem.Tempus

[Derek Smith]

It is a dreadful shame that ferrari were not let into the secret about the universal ecu at the same time as everyone else. If they had been they too would have been able to make their engines reliable.

Do you think there might have been a delay on the email? It's happened before.