Daniel Ricciardo is due to a violation technical regulations lost his eighth starting place GP of Singapore. This was announced by the ombudsmen after midnight - local time FIA. Only at 1:10 p.m. in the morning (or at night), team representatives had to Renault in defense of the race commissioners. Technical Chief Alan Stays, chief engineer Remy Taffin and another representative of the team from the field of propulsion units, went to the office with the data race leadership. Shortly afterwards, the verdict was also announced.
The reason that an investigation was initiated against Daniel Ricciard and team Renault, was a violation Article 5.2.2 of the Technical Rules of Formula 1. From the so-called unit MGU-K, which converts heat from the brakes into kinetic energy, at least in the short term more than the maximum permitted 120 kW powers. Energy flows in a hybrid system are in modern race cars Formula 1 strictly determined by the policy. Complex diagram it is an indicator for teams of what is allowed and what is not. Unit MGU-K can transmit the generated energy directly to engine, battery or into a unit MGU-H. For example, the rules state that consumption per lap is measured at the finish line each time, unless the car is driving through pits. Then other measuring points are considered as a reference. Or to be a unit MGU-K at the start of the race he can only turn on at speed 100 km/h.
Commissioners, which were in Singapore decided on the penalty Ricciardo, they were Tim Mayer (Chief Commissioners), Enzo Spano, Nish Shetty (Commissioner of the National Motorsports Federation) and Mika Salo (racing commissioner). The Commissioners mentioned did not find any comparable for this unusual case precedent from the younger past. Ricciardo has lost eighth place as a result and will start today's race from scratch, despite being from yesterday's qualifiers disqualified. The commissioners allowed him to take part in the race.
Team Renault it did not dispute the values, but defended itself on several points. On the one hand, the value is supposed to be only minimally exceeded and there was no measurable advantage as a result. The case did not happen in the fastest lap Ricciardo na Q1, but in the second fastest. Besides, they are Renault the engineers wanted to explain to the commissioners how they thought this would come about flow overruns energy. However, the ombudsmen described the reasoning as confidential and therefore did not mention it in the ruling.
Renault he spoke about time space in his press release one microsecond, in which the flow of energy from the unit was exceeded MGU-K. The reason for this violation is said to be driving across curbs. Due to the impact, the unit MGU-K spun too fast.
