Rivals question 2019 Ferrari engine power
Rival top teams are dubious about the performance of Ferrari's 2019 engine.
At Spa and Monza, where Charles Leclerc secured his first two victories back-to-back, the superiority of the Maranello-made power unit was clearer than ever.
"Right now, Renault, Honda and ourselves are at about the same level," Mercedes' Toto Wolff told Auto Motor und Sport.
"Only Ferrari stands out, and in a pretty serious way."
There are various theories floating around in the paddock. One suggests that Ferrari is generating more than the allowed kilowattage from the battery.
Another is that the engine is managing to store and then use extra fuel at certain moments between the mandatory sensors, while a third rumour is that the engine is burning extra oil for a power benefit.
An unnamed rival team member said: "They must have come up with something very clever. If it turns out to be legal, all we could do is take off our hats."
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "We sent a number of questions to the FIA, but have not received any answers."
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Nasty tactics.
A la Ferrari!
Yes, very nasty.
They are burning Sambuca in their engines.
The drink is a proven aphrodisiac: it promotes virility in drivers and cars alike!
SIMON I thought you of all people would have spotted the FERRARI secret
upgrade.Its the PASTA CHASSIS allowing them to passa the opersition .
he,he.
Good on Ferrari i hope Charles wins this week end as well his is a good driver and he is in the best car its gowning to be fun its the same as Hamilton when he was a Rooky and Young . and Vettal is now the second driver last time he let Charles down. as i say its not the car its the driver
Looks like Ferrari are a bit better than we thought. Looking forward to when LH secures the WDC then, maybe, he'll go for wins and head-to-head races rather than safe points scoring positions
This is SO unfair !!! When Mercedes dominate NOBODY ask questions but when Ferrari becomes a threat ALL jumps to 'faul play' conclutions ! What a JOKE ! IDIOTS...
Ho yes i know you are so right they all IDIOTS and a Joke big time even if you have SKY sport i go up set as they comment for Hamilton to win all the time commenting its after the race Deresta that tell the truth as well.
Actually... when MB began their dominance as up to this point there has been a clear understanding of how MB constructed their engine specifically the design and placement of the turbo sitting between the engine block. Ferrari have magically this year come up with an additional 25-50hp with no explanation as to how they found this type of significant improvement. When MB extracted additional hp through more efficiency and a cleaner burning engine or the developed the ability to produce 1000hp with this package the team was able to clearly layout an overview of the development path. For Ferrari... you don’t just pull that type of additional hp with no reasonable design path or innovation that connect the dots!
Ho that good hope so i wish young Charles wins lots of times its about time Ferrari had some good brakes with the upgrade i have told every body its not the car its the driver i hope you are right your comment is good reading Regards Dave M
Spot on. I am smelling those sour grapes again
Red Bull dominate the field with Sebastian and Lewis with Mercedes and no questions were asked. Know the Ferrari are on a winning streak AKL hell break lose. Why,???
"...Ferrari are on a winning streak..."
Two wins do not a streak make, but it makes Mercedes victories look all the more heroic.
Whom ever is spreading these nasty rumors should grow up Charles Leclerc won two races back to back with a decent car. no one said anything when Mercedes dominated the early part of the season. stop your moaning and shut up.
"...Ferrari are on a winning streak..."
Two wins do not a streak make, but it makes Mercedes victories look all the more heroic.
Trust Red Bull to be the moaning minys, no if's are but's. lot's of snide questions about Ferrari wins back to back. shame on you Horner and co.
Well i hope Charles is going to be the Michel Showi 7 times world Champ remember he is only 21 years old he beat off AMG Mercedes off and Charles only been racing this year . young Max Vestapen is a direct threat to Mercedes amg when Max goes to Ferrari in 2021 lots to come love it
There's not some great unexplainable disparity that thorough wherein engineering can determine causation. Extra-normal profits exist in all innovative ideas. Imagine the push in vehicular horsepower that will resut from further research.
Competition is a great thing. If the red machines were winning races in the # 1 & # 2 positions regularly, maybe I would question the power plant theories. It's not like the MB cars can't keep up with them. Last week proved to be strategy.
If one were to listen to Toto Wolff that's exactly what it sounds like: Ferraris are a runaway; there is no way we can catch them. And then Mercedes win 1&2, race in and race out! Sandbag and moan all the way to the podium!
It is the Force Ghost of Enzo Ferrari, you are going to have to ban Jedi force powers from beyond the grave!
rubbish Ferrari won 7 times back to back whit Michel Showi he was with Benton it was no good so he went to Ferrari so no need for a silly remark Jedi load of Rubbish
so merc have a high downforce car , ferrari have a low drag low downforce car . its going to be faster on the straights isnt it !! . and i expect ferrari spend as much on their engines as say renault do on their entire f1 operation . if they are being clever good on them , if not wave a flag at them ... i don't really care if there is actually some racing going on .
Good Ferrari know what they are doing guys Mercedes was cheeting9 years ago for using the wind tunnel thay are Rats thay had a massif find of7 million stop winging
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