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hollus wrote:
09 Feb 2020, 10:00
Last year, the Red Bull needed about 500rpm more, in 8th gear, to reach any given speed compared to the Mercedes and the Ferrari, which had approximately equal 8th gears.
But I am not sure about the rest of the gears.
“More fuel efficient at top speeds” is the same as more power at top speeds in this fuel limited formula, isn’t it? Sounds more acceptable from a marketing point of view, though.
Whatever point of view one may have with regard to marketing in F1 or for your own brand, Honda's is let the product speak for itself.
Look at it this way- to a Honda engineer, they are not using the "sweet spot" of the power band effectively.
Their focus now is to achieve the necessary top speed at lower RPM and rely less on max power to maintain that speed. Efficiency starts with how much starting fuel weight you decide to carry and the minimum required fuel saving strategy to finish the race.
Everyone wants more power but there is always a cost to that, especially reliabiity. A common criticism here is that Honda's PUs haven't "lasted" the required 7 race distance per unit. Efficiency will help in this regard, but it doesn't equate to having more power at all times. ERS deployment is likely used to supplement the top speed power gap for a given battle or stage in the race. It probably matters most when overtaking or defending against a chasing car with DRS enabled.

This article below may shed some light on Honda's understanding of what needed change. Perhaps it's not the upper gears but the lower gears.
https://f1-motorsports-gp.com/%e3%82%a8 ... rpm-speed/

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I'll laugh if they make 1-5 shorter and 6-8 taller.
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godlameroso wrote:
11 Feb 2020, 00:58
I'll laugh if they make 1-5 shorter and 6-8 taller.
It's all about the torque curve they can program into the ECU, isnt it?

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Well, meet the new RB16 with the Honda RA620H. Finally HONDA is a bit bigger on the car. \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ :wink:

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I can't see the picture on my laptop! Can you?
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Wouter wrote:
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I can't see the picture on my laptop! Can you?
Nope...

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Wouter wrote:
12 Feb 2020, 12:35
I can't see the picture on my laptop! Can you?
Yes.

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Well, I put another one in my post. This one is a bit smaller. :(
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Weel, the sound of the RA620H can you hear now in the Instagram of RBR.



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WOW!! Great livery!! Nice colours and on the white HONDA. Looks good!! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/




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And the Honda jet was present at the Launch in "Hangar 7" in Salzburg.

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And action at Misano!

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It sounded a bit strange, when the car left the box... Kind of metallic clacking

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Gasly: "Smells fast. Super happy!" :lol: =D>

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Best looking car. Best looking race suit. Best sounding engine. Congrats!
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