After all the big denials that there are no worries on the engine front they have backtracked and requested changes be made permissible on the ground of reliability. Expect them to creep in some mileage improvements since they are very poor in that department.
If Autosport's sources are right on the air pressures, then Ferrari's engine cover will also be changing once again. If not Autosport is wrong. We will soon find out.
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What make Ferrari face such a huge prob with reliability, changes of rules? Didn't quite get it
They are trying to squeeze more mileage out of the engine er liter by cramming in more air. I mentioned this in the season preview that if they have to improve mileage they will have to be aggressive on the engine air intakes. But this is very tasking on the engines, it reduces life.
Shell's recent advert claiming their fuel research is so good with sudden improvements in mileage was pure garbage, I pointed that out at that time instantly.
They might have discovered their PR mouths don't stink after they bullshit so much. That might have been their biggest improvement.
Whenever I hear about Formula One I am reminded of Ayrton Senna. I had the chance to meet him personally when he came to England in 1981. We used to spend a lot of time together discussing about the latest vehicles. He was passionate about cars. It was at the peak of his career that God took him away from us. I would call the greatest Formula One driver of all times. Even Schumacher will not come anywhere near him in terms of talent.
(10-16-2010 09:36 AM)mkp123 Wrote: [ -> ]Even Schumacher will not come anywhere near him in terms of talent.
Shoelicker is never a real talented driver. He is no way to be compare to Aryton Senna.
By the way
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Ferrari: A nearly new engine for Alonso in Abu Dhabi
Posted November 2, 2010
According to the magazine Auto Motor und Sport the situation engines Fernando Alonso is not so bad. The Grand Prix of Brazil this week will be the last for the Spanish with a high-mileage engine.
In Abu Dhabi, in fact, the Ferrari driver will use one of the engines replaced in Bahrain as a precaution from the Maranello team for the problems of overheating accused by F60 in the first races of the season.
Rules for Ferrari was able to use these units only in practice but the last race, Alonso will use all its engines and the unit used in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix has very few miles.
http://f1grandprix.motorionline.com/ferr...abu-dhabi/
2010 engine usage - who has what left?
If a reminder about the importance of a reliable engine were needed, then Sebastian Vettel’s failure ten laps before the end of the Korean race was it. Watching the smoke billow from the back of Vettel’s Red Bull was a cursory reminder that nothing in Formula One racing is certain and that a car’s reliability is just as important as its pace.
The rules are clear cut, specifying that each driver may use no more than eight engines during a championship campaign. And if a driver uses more than eight? He automatically drops 10 places on the starting grid of the event at which an additional unit is to be used.
As we approach the season finale most drivers are already at the end of their allocation. This means the reliability of their existing V8s will become ever more important over the final two rounds. With Mark Webber opting to run his final fresh engine in Korea, all five title contenders have used up their eight.
But it is not as worrying as it sounds. Used units are routinely brought back into service. Yes, they may have slightly less power and teams are likely to restrict track time during practice, but the recalled V8s are still usable. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has proved that - he used his last new engine at September’s Italian Grand Prix and has been eking out his stock of used, but fully functional, engines over the last three races - two of which he’s won.
Those sitting pretty with an engine in hand are Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, Renault’s Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov and HRT’s Bruno Senna and Sakon Yamamoto.
Engine usage to date:
McLaren Mercedes
1 Jenson Button 8
2 Lewis Hamilton 8
Mercedes GP
3 Michael Schumacher 8
4 Nico Rosberg 8
RBR Renault
5 Sebastian Vettel 8
6 Mark Webber 8
Ferrari
7 Felipe Massa 9
8 Fernando Alonso 8
Williams Cosworth
9 Rubens Barrichello 7
10 Nico Hulkenberg 8
Renault
11 Robert Kubica 7
12 Vitaly Petrov 7
Force India Mercedes
14 Adrian Sutil 8
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi 8
STR Ferrari
16 Sebastien Buemi 8
17 Jaime Alguersuari 8
Lotus Cosworth
18 Jarno Trulli 8
19 Heikki Kovalainen 8
HRT Cosworth
20 Sakon Yamamoto 7
21 Bruno Senna 7
BMW Sauber Ferrari
22 Nick Heidfeld (formerly Pedro de la Rosa’s car) 9
23 Kamui Kobayashi 8
Virgin Cosworth
24 Timo Glock 8
25 Lucas Di Grassi 8