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Originally Posted by deolio
I wish the FIA would just reverse their ruling on the Ferrari power unit dealio
Curious to see how the "party-mode" thing effects qualifying. Not sure how they'll be able to regulate what is a racing mode and what is a qualifying mode. Couldn't they just say party-mode is a racing mode?
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"ferrari power unit deolio"
The party mode thing isn't just a ban on party mode - its a ban on having any switchable engine maps. So one mode, that the cars need to be run on, from the start of the race weekend til the end.
What I don't get is teams can easily build a "party mode" section into the throttle map that drivers have access to at all times, but only actually use for qualifying and limited circumstances in the race. Say the pedal requires 5 lbs of force to push 99% of the way to the floor, then 15 lbs of force for the extra 1% to get the full beans.
F1 teams have to have thought of this by now, or maybe I should be a chief mechanic for red bull. I'll send my application in tomorrow.