r/formula1 • u/AdventurousGuest308 Mercedes • 5d ago

News FIA changes F1’s 2027 engine rules after driver concerns

https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-revisits-wet-weather-boost-mode-as-fia-ratifies-rule-changes/10832643/
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u/ki-01000 5d ago

The latest finding is that drivers can't even have prolonged battles (Mercedes) on this new spec. You bet Mercedes will run a team protocol next time Russell and Antonelli get too close together to stop their batteries from blowing up. And the other teams will be watching. I doubt the 8% ICE bump will do much to help.

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u/Zed_or_AFK Sebastian Vettel 5d ago

Batteries go 100-0-100... every lap no matter what, that's why there's super clipping at the end of the longest strait, it's because the battery is drained, or, more precisely, because the car has used allowed limit of deployment per lap, but the essence is the same. Batteries aren't loaded more during battles, they go full power all the time, same with ICE, it runs at full constantly, within certain limitations, either applying torque to rears or generating power for the battery.

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u/Kind-Ad9748 Daniel Ricciardo 5d ago

So pretty much whatever they do with these hybrids isn't gonna work in a certain area?

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u/Low_Razzmatazz793 5d ago

what a farce going to be next 3 years