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Ferrari in crisis as Charles Leclerc 'writes to board'

Ferrari are reportedly going through an early-season crisis after failing to trouble Red Bull at last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
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There is also said to be great unrest among the rest of the team at Ferrari after the exit of aerodynamics chief David Sanchez, who has reportedly offered his resignation of his own accord in order to join McLaren. A number of Sanchez's fellow Ferrari engineers have also been accused of sharing their resumes with other F1 teams in recent months, with several members of staff believed to be considering their options.
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I don't usually link click baity videos, but this one has a few interesting bit.

Up to 5:20 mark, the only interesting fact is, that if Mercedes do not improve in the next 2 races, the best Merc engines will start going to Aston instead of Merc cars.

At the 5:20 mark, I do however recommend watching the bit about how Alonso runs a unique engine mapping as opposed to all other Merc engine drivers.

 
Not watched the video but the current regulations do not allow for different spec engines to be provided by a supplier. It was done so you don;t get a situation as happened in the past where a team would sell a year old engine to a team (as Ferrari used to do to Sauber, Prost, etc). I think the only situation where this is "allowed" is if there is a reliability upgrade that is released, the works team end up getting it first before customers.
 
Yats said:
Not watched the video but the current regulations do not allow for different spec engines to be provided by a supplier. It was done so you don;t get a situation as happened in the past where a team would sell a year old engine to a team (as Ferrari used to do to Sauber, Prost, etc). I think the only situation where this is "allowed" is if there is a reliability upgrade that is released, the works team end up getting it first before customers.
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Then you should watch the video. It is explained perfectly good enough. When you produce engines, they never end up being 100% identical. You get minor differences where the better engines are about 4hp faster when they come out perfect but 9 out of 10 times they come out with some deficiencies where the material was not 100% or some other minor. The FIA allows for this minor difference because otherwise all teams would have to throw away 9 out of 10 engines built. So, what said above, within rules and spec.
 
Yats said:
Not watched the video but the current regulations do not allow for different spec engines to be provided by a supplier. It was done so you don;t get a situation as happened in the past where a team would sell a year old engine to a team (as Ferrari used to do to Sauber, Prost, etc). I think the only situation where this is "allowed" is if there is a reliability upgrade that is released, the works team end up getting it first before customers.
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It is not a different engine. It is the same engine with different mappings.
 
Rumour Mill: 10 place grid drop for Leclerc this weekend for another electronics unit change.

The man is cursed.
 
quovadis said:
He should just swap out two of those, an extra gearbox and engine and start at the back.
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Thing is, new engines and gearboxes are still "free" as part of the annual allotment, so too early in the season to take bankers.
 
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More pain for Charles Leclerc as 10-place grid penalty for Saudi GP confirmed

Round 2 of F1 2023, the Saudi Arabian GP, is almost here, and Charles Leclerc will take the first power unit-related grid drop of the season.
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Round 2 of F1 2023, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, is almost here, and Charles Leclerc will take the first power unit-related grid penalty of the season.

Formula 1 imposes restrictions on the number of power unit components which teams can give to their drivers across a season, a system designed to stop the bigger teams from bolting in a new PU at almost every stop on the calendar.

Usually though it is not until the season has really got going that these penalties start kicking in, but for Ferrari and Leclerc, their rough start to the season has taken yet another turn for the worse.

That it because Ferrari have already been forced to give Leclerc a third new Control Electronics of the season, following the dramas at the season-opener in Bahrain.

It was confirmed there that Ferrari pre-race had changed this component on Leclerc’s SF-23, and the replacement would then go bang in the race, sending Leclerc from what looked like a comfortable P3 and podium finish to an early retirement from the race.

The rules dictate that only two Control Electronics per driver are permitted for the season, and so with this Leclerc’s first breach of the component limits for F1 2023, it means he will drop 10 places on the grid for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Explaining the issue, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, as per Motorsport.com, said: “There were two problems, one on Sunday morning when we did the power unit ignition and one in the race, unfortunately, a trouble that had never happened in the past.
 
Dave said:
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www.planetf1.com

More pain for Charles Leclerc as 10-place grid penalty for Saudi GP confirmed

Round 2 of F1 2023, the Saudi Arabian GP, is almost here, and Charles Leclerc will take the first power unit-related grid drop of the season.
www.planetf1.com www.planetf1.com

Round 2 of F1 2023, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, is almost here, and Charles Leclerc will take the first power unit-related grid penalty of the season.

Formula 1 imposes restrictions on the number of power unit components which teams can give to their drivers across a season, a system designed to stop the bigger teams from bolting in a new PU at almost every stop on the calendar.

Usually though it is not until the season has really got going that these penalties start kicking in, but for Ferrari and Leclerc, their rough start to the season has taken yet another turn for the worse.

That it because Ferrari have already been forced to give Leclerc a third new Control Electronics of the season, following the dramas at the season-opener in Bahrain.

It was confirmed there that Ferrari pre-race had changed this component on Leclerc’s SF-23, and the replacement would then go bang in the race, sending Leclerc from what looked like a comfortable P3 and podium finish to an early retirement from the race.

The rules dictate that only two Control Electronics per driver are permitted for the season, and so with this Leclerc’s first breach of the component limits for F1 2023, it means he will drop 10 places on the grid for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Explaining the issue, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, as per Motorsport.com, said: “There were two problems, one on Sunday morning when we did the power unit ignition and one in the race, unfortunately, a trouble that had never happened in the past.
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FFS man lol
 
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