[@adamcooperF1] "Some major overnight changes for @Max33Verstappen, he's gone back to an older Honda V6, turbo, MGU-H and MGU-K and replaced wiring looms and the brake by wire unit, etc"
Posted Aug 16, 2020, 12:37 PM UTC
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Just curious, but how are they able to switch all those components when cars are practically in Parc Fermé? If they are working on the replacement of the components, couldn't they illegally adjust the car settings as well?
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Work is carried out under supervision of a Technical Delegate. They ensure everything stays the same. You are also only allowed to swap out parts that are the same Spec. Deviating from that means a pit lane start for breaking parc ferme rules.
Changing setup variables also means a pit lane start for breaking parc ferme rules.
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Car settings are registered with the FIA before you enter parc ferme, and are double checked at random. The risk isn’t worth it.
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Will this cause any grid drop? It could really ruin the race at the top.
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It's a older PU, no penalty.
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But they are under parc ferme after quali. Can they still swap engines without penalty, even if it is an old one?
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They can't change the setup but if something doesn't work they can. Just as they were allowed to fix Max's car on the grid in Hungary.
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They’re preparing for Spa and Monza. Keep the new PU fresh as
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Hey, can someone explain why they switched them before the race? (I missed the explanation.) Was it just to get the newer power unit in the rotation to use for the next race, or was there a critical issue with the parts?
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Ah it's almost like Honda aren't as unreliable as people were claiming.
When they introduced various parts into the pool to rotate between them, they meant it. As shown here.
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I’m kind of baffled by how much shit Honda still gets when something does happen with one of the Honda powered cars. The Honda-mclaren days are long behind us, have these people not been watching?
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When Merc do it, it's strategy.
When Honda do it, it's an issue.
Stigma.
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I mean Honda got Toro Rosso out of the backmarker rut and well into the midfield.
Come on Mclaren Honda memes are really outdated now
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Is Honda the only supplier that rotate between engine? I don't think any other team do this. Most of them change it if it was broken.
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When there are multiple engines in the pool it's normal to rotate between engines especially between friday and saturday.
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Still, it doesn't answer my question. Which other team that do this?
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Don't dnf, don't dnf, don't dnf. fingers crossed
idk man. I kinda lowered my expectation here, mainly because of what happen to Grosjean yesterday.