Horner: "Engine modes Mercedes' biggest advantage now".
Is this a software and or hardware issue?
Brian
I would say Hardware not software limited. If it was software it would be easy to try all sorts of combinations. But in fact, Mercedes engine can produce more peak power because they have the hardware to allow those sorts of controls to work.hardingfv32 wrote:Horner: "Engine modes Mercedes' biggest advantage now".
Is this a software and or hardware issue?
Brian
Due to the blow out in Malaysia, Mercedes did not use the quali mode in Japan.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Ferrari car was faster than Mercedes in Suzuka qualifying if you watch the Kimi VS Nico Rosberg side by side video. Kimi made some mistakes and Rosberg had better traction out of some corners...
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has said that the team was not able to run the engines on as โspicyโ a setting in todayโs qualifying session as they would have liked, as the team continues to analyse why Lewis Hamiltonโs engine failed in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Austrian added that they will also run the engine on a slightly less high performance setting in the Japanese Grand Prix tomorrow, but added that the โdeficit will not be as large in qualifying.โ
Absolutely true. And if you quote them (Toto and Paddy) it was just the oil, that costs performance in Q mode. They did not really say that they were not using the Q mode.PlatinumZealot wrote:I knew you were going to post that quote. Well, that's the thing, they used a thicker engine oil... and I was thinking that they probably had enough protection from that for the engine bearings, but Toto is never a straight shooter.. can't trust what he says sometimes. I was thinking that race modes would be where they make the most changes to the "spiciness."
Qualifying is only two laps - a few seconds of full throttle so I was not thinking it won't aggravate the issue as much as the race.
Anyway, just my interpretation.