diffuser wrote: ↑09 Jun 2026, 03:35
Rasoose wrote: ↑09 Jun 2026, 02:30
On a positive note, they haven't been retiring due to full on gearbox failures up to this point, which is better than I expected at the beginning of the year.
I do wonder though, how much they might be limiting their regen or deployment due to (presumptive) fragility of the gearbox. If, and it's a big *if*, that's not a limiting factor and it's just down to grip or ES/MGU-K temps, etc. then we could hope for further gains in the short term as they iron out the software and calibration (both gearbox + PU) rather than wait for redesigned gearbox internals.
Some of the comments made by Mike Krack would seem to indicate that their gearbox issues will require some mechanical redesigns. It's possible I read too much into that, or perhaps part of of the rumored 'engine mount redesign' will be how the gearbox mounts to the ICE.
You need to break it to know how to make it better.
While generally true, with heavily instrumented equipments not necessarily true. And I suspect that in F1 they shouldn't be relying just in empirical destruction.
