That’s so messed up. I figured by now they either fixed it at least partially or maybe they were exaggerating how bad it was, but it seems it’s still really bad.
The problem is within the engine, and that is frozen until June so no fix available.
Couldn’t they get an exemption? If can’t fix this, this would mean they won’t finish any race untill June and that can’t be in anyone’s best interest.
Couldn’t they get an exemption?
Pretty sure reliability fixes are permitted, they just need to be reviewed by the FIA. That’s different from performance upgrades.
Its in everyone’s interest except Aston Martin.
No, it’s really not. You have the most controversial set of new technical regulations in a long time so the tension is already on. Now you have a cleat best team, a clear second best team, the defending world champion team couldn’t start any car in the second race and a team that can’t finish races. 1-2 and 3-4 are fought out by two team mates each and we can consider ourselves lucky that at least the Ferraris show us some wheel to wheel action, otherwise nothing would happen in the front of the race. Two of the next races have been cancelled for being in an active war zone, leaving a huge gap in the calender. And to top it all off, the most dominant driver of the last 5 years is quite vocal about his discontent with the new rules and cars.
Mercedes might be happy with being the fastest team once more, but they and all the other teams must know that the current state is not healthy nor sustainable for the Formula 1. And while allowing Aston an exemption wouldn’t magically fix every issue, it would be a hell lot better than seeing them double DNF every race weekend for the next 3 months. So yes, I do truly believe it’s in the best interest of everyone involved in F1
None of that is against any of the other teams’ interests. They would block any proposal to unfreeze the Honda on principle.
Couldn’t they hire engineers who didn’t finalize a design with a primary imbalance? Makes you wonder if the pinnacle of automotive technology brand might be a little bullshitty.
Keeping Stroll to 10 laps just doubled the safety for other drivers.
HitachiAsston magic wands(also major yikes)
That’s quite the compilation. Is that all from China?
It would seem so
Seeing Alonso get up a few places at times I would love to see him in a smoother ride. What can they do I wonder with the april gap?
Nothing at all. The problem is the engine, and that is frozen until June.
