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restless wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 18:11

I think maybe, just maybe, they went all or nothing - power to The Max , win or lose it all.
Think this unit won't hold 7 races, but who cares!?

damager21 wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 18:26

restless wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 18:11

I think maybe, just maybe, they went all or nothing - power to The Max , win or lose it all.
Think this unit won't hold 7 races, but who cares!?

It does not have to last 7 race. I feel another engine upgrade will available immediately post summer break

nzjrs wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 21:18

Interesting comments in the press conference - Bottas said they couldn't run high engine modes (for cooling reasons), and had to lift and coast often. Compared with Max and Honda who ran mode 11 for 30 laps. It's a good sign concerning the cooling and the entire package.

roon wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 21:51

nzjrs wrote: ↑

30 Jun 2019, 21:18

Interesting comments in the press conference - Bottas said they couldn't run high engine modes (for cooling reasons), and had to lift and coast often. Compared with Max and Honda who ran mode 11 for 30 laps. It's a good sign concerning the cooling and the entire package.

There could be a reliability trade off here--with the engines needing to last several more races. Cooling issues may be a way of saying posterity and long-term strategy. In future races Merc may be choose to switch on their higher engine modes for a return to normal pace. However, the Honda unit may indeed now have improved efficiency, lowered cooling requirements. Time will tell.