Competitors are asking the FIO for a position: Ferrari’s power unit under scrutiny

Is it about Ferrari all in in accordance with the rules? This is the question he asks himself competition in terms of their top speed. At all Mercedes Benz, which we reported by no means finds no answer, why they are after the summer break worse on qualifications. Common denominator questions of competitors but it reads: How is it possible that he has Italian team all of a sudden like that advantage in the drive unit, although the policy is from 2014 onwards remained constant?

Some competitors are wondering how it is possible for Ferrari to take such a big step forward after the summer break, as they are unreachable on the plains - Photo: Hasan Bratić

The answer they will now have to answer this question guardians of FIA rules, because they have the appropriate requirements on the table. According to colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com should be to the umbrella organization for explanations written by quite a few teams. On the one hand, they want to be informed about the legality of the Ferrari technique, on the other hand, they want to explanation, or you can also yourself on policy level use a similar direction of development.

And why is it going at all? Classic Ferrari for sale namely at capacity of its propulsion unit made great progress. Only after the summer break are they Scuderie racer at all five races won the best starting position and three more victories. Ferrari SF90 race car is particularly fast on planes. Theirs advantage per round - depending on the track - is also up to 0,8 seconds. An unnamed senior team official last marked this as grotesque. In addition, it should be added that it is Ferrari in Singapore also improved on the chassis since its shape in bends significantly improved. With that, they swung into place again the first Mercedes follower, and are in the qualifiers at the time without competition.

But Ferrari has not only improved on the planes, the Scuderia has also improved significantly in corners, which was its weak point, which means that they have also made progress in the chassis - Photo: Hasan Bratić

From where so is this new capacity coming? Judging by one theory let it be a Ferrari modified its cooling systemwhere it is supposed to originate "controlled leakage“Through which releases oil and supplies combustion process. That's the way it can be - otherwise in the short term - reaches capacity addition. There is a problem with this: If Classic Ferrari for sale your cooling system really uses it that way, that’s it policy violation. The oil is refrigerated otherwise may use, but only if formed thermal energy, due to evaporation of liquids, you do not use - intentionally of course - v capacity benefit. This is written in the rules. It is only allowed normal fuel use in the combustion process in the engine.

Some competitors suspect that the secret of Ferrari’s exceptional form lies in the powertrain. Now the only question is whether it is a legal or illegal secret.

At least one competing team he suspects it is advantage of Ferrari on qualifications and are therefore dignitaries from the FIA asked to check this. He is another competitor eye cast on the Ferrari hybrid system, where he should be FIA also showed his interest. FIA and both requests has not yet responded. Ker answers or views was not, now the FIA ​​has also asked colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com and get the following answer: "We constantly monitor all parameters of Formula 1 drive units, which must be within the technical regulations. At the moment, we have no protest from a competing team on the table about this."

Since the summer break, only Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel have won pole position in all five races, adding three more victories - Photo: Hasan Bratić

Such protest can only be served in during the racing weekend and - as it is Racing Point done in cases Renault - maximum c 30 minutes after publication provisional race result. All of this, however, allows for several conclusions: So far FIA Ferrari Theories did not rate for wrong or correct, nor is this the case specifically defined. And even competitors have not invested so far official protest. But as in all cases, as long as Ferrari will not be proven violation, the presumption of innocence applies to them.

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