well for example malwarebytes defines hacking as "Hacking refers to activities that seek to compromise digital devices, such as computers," so it depends! It was very clever, and alright not actually breaking into the sensor. But we still have my main point which is that FIA didn't wanna come out and say what Ferrari were doing even tho they obviously knewPlatinumZealot wrote: ↑16 Mar 2020, 21:52It's not hacking.
I read it that they are taking the raw flow meter signal which they were allowed to access it seems, and feeding that signal into their control device. The control device pulses the flow of the fuel at an increased frequency a tiny bit, within a small window, when the flow is in a safe margin for example a flow of 95kg/hr, then checks the signal from the flow meter, and adjusts the frequncy and phase of pulses just right until it knows a portion of the pulse is in the "blind spot" of the flow meter, or "in between the steps" of the readings. It then knows it is now safe to increase the amplitude of the pulses and thus inject a tiny extra amount of fuel.
Notice here that they don't have to go over 100kg/hr to consume more fuel than is indicated. This is good because it won't set off any alarms.
I think this is not breaking the rules, it is taking advtantage that is not in the spirit of the rules.
so I'm not throwing "cheating" around but it was off limits i think, to a point where FIA didn't want to admit to it or that they weren't taking it too seriously, and beyond finding a loophole like DAS or double diffuser or something. It was naughty and secret