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Mercedes-Red Bull F1 engine trick banned by FIA
A qualifying trick used by Mercedes and Red Bull Formula 1 teams for a speed boost at the end of a lap has been banned by the FIA, The Race can reveal.
Those manufacturers had found a clever way to bypass mandated power reduction demands that need to be followed as cars burn through their battery energy on the straights.
Rather than running in a 'ramp down' rate on the charge to the timing line at the end of a qualifying lap – where power normally needs to be reduced by 50kW every second to avoid a sudden drop off – they were able to run at maximum deployment for as long as they could.
The brutal punishment F1 teams could face after FIA qualifying trick ban
Formula 1 teams will be dealt with harshly if they continue to push the limits in qualifying after a new FIA ruling.
Formula 1 teams that continue to use now-outlawed engine trickery could be dealt with severely, Crash.net has learned.
Following the opening three races of the season, the FIA and F1 are reviewing the current regulations and are making tweaks to improve the spectacle.
But one tweak has focused on closing a loophole which gave an unintended competitive advantage in qualifying.
While regulations dictate that a driver will lose electrical power gradually in order to prevent a sudden loss of speed, Mercedes and Red Bull-powered teams had been circumventing this by entering shutdown mode, which keeps the power at a higher level for longer, before locking the car from using its MGU-K for a minute.
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Is Mercedes’ secret advantage under threat? The 130°C engine test explained
Bernie Collins has spoken out regarding the FIA’s upcoming engine compression ratio test, which is set to be introduced from June 1 and will involve measurements taken at a temperature of 130 degrees Celsius.
The topic of engine compression ratios has become one of the key technical talking points of the current Formula 1 season. According to paddock speculation, Mercedes may have identified a way to pass the standard test procedures while still increasing the compression ratio when the engine is operating at higher temperatures.
Such a solution, if confirmed, could potentially deliver a performance advantage worth several tenths of a second per lap, making it a crucial factor in the competitive balance of the championship.
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