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by Nickel » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:52 am
I'm no expert but it seems to me the blue flames from the Honda are just run of the mill anti lag, as stated by others.
While it might seem redundant with the MGU-H, what if they've simply calculated that the electrical losses of charging the battery and then discharging to keep turbo spooled carry a larger penalty than the extra fuel weight needed to run anti lag timing?
As others have said as well, this would come with the benefit that a small amount of energy might even be harvested instead of depleting the energy store?
Has anyone managed to ascertain if this behavior is present in the Honda for the duration of the race? If not, it could simply be present in the higher power modes, saving ES deployment for actually propelling the car forward during we Quali and short bursts of the race.