Bojan Vrbnjak
While Lewis Hamilton in Max Verstappen show a crazy fight on the track, and their teams make it clear where they are present this season gray cone Formulas 1. This includes engine policy.
Mercedes is under GP Sao Paulo made an interesting move. Namely, the team decided to Hamilton replaces the internal combustion engine (fifth in a row) without actually having to, for which they have earned a mark-up penalty five places on the starting line. Both the Briton and his team took this for granted of course, as they knew that with the new engine it would be significantly faster than Verstappen. The result of this move was the victory of the racer Mercedesa, his main rival v Red Bullu but he was without any possibility.
Just before the racing weekend GP of Saudi Arabia rumors have surfaced - but they have been denied - that he intends Red Bull pick the same strategy. Because he seems to have Hamilton the faster the race car this weekend, the more the engine could be replaced at Verstappen facilitate the chance of winning. This is a smart strategy for teams, but the question is whether they are rules at all appropriate for its own purpose.
FIA has adopted the current rules regarding penalties on the starting line to give smaller teams financial space. If larger teams were allowed unlimited exchange engines, then teams in the second half of the starting lineup would have no chance. However, teams like that seem to Mercedes in Red Bull, that doesn’t bother them, as they know they’re faster than other race cars anyway.
Z new engine regulations, which is expected to take place in 2026, it would be good to FIA examine its applicable regulations. They have already pointed this out Ralf Schumacher, Max Verstappen in Fernando Alonso, who believe that the penalties for changing the engine are meaningless. Is the penalty a mark-up five places enough for the best teams because they care little in this regard at the moment? The answer should be NE, so tougher penalties could be an important contribution to fairer sport.
Mug FIA introduces a way that teams must to provethat they need new engine due to concerns about reliability ali actual errors. After all, you should buoy take place on the track and not through gaps in the rules Formula 1.
