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I'd love to see those meetings.You might have to turn off any adblockers you have, but this article suggests that reliability fixes can still continue
F1's engine freeze: What is it and how will it affect teams?
Formula 1’s power unit freeze comes into force this season, which means the engine specification used in the 2022 Bahrain GP will be raced for four full seasons.
Interesting. I know that Ferrari needed approval from the FIA and the FIA also had to be included in the modification of the engine. So there is oversight. The question is of course how much does the FIA understand what is done to the engine. I for one hope that Ferrari has solved their engine issues and that they can blast that thing from race 1. Should help Alfa and Haas tooYou might have to turn off any adblockers you have, but this article suggests that reliability fixes can still continue
F1's engine freeze: What is it and how will it affect teams?
Formula 1’s power unit freeze comes into force this season, which means the engine specification used in the 2022 Bahrain GP will be raced for four full seasons.
I personally feel that any driver should be able to support and back anything that they see fit. It's their right as a person to do so. I do however see the point that they are ambassadors of the sport and that it can really reflect poorly on the sport as a whole when they act in ways that are seen as unbecoming. It's a really difficult balance to strike, honestly.
The trouble is that a few drivers (well, two in particular - one current and one recently retired) have made their beliefs and causes part of their brand. I'm not optimistic that the FIA ban on political statements will lead to any real change.
Off topic, but is it just me or does that press release read like something generated by ChatGPT? I guess most pressers do. I'd be worried about my job if I was working in PR right now, though if I was working in PR I probably wouldn't have enough braincells to notice the clear and imminent danger to my career.
Mercedes and Aston Martin have been creative with loopholes last season, not exactly "cheating" but it won't surprise me if they (or some other minnow like Haas or Williams) try to get too creative again in 2023, especially with the new floor regulations.
DTS era fans don't even understand what happens when the pay driver's checks don't cash no mo'.
Don't forget that Papa Mazepin actually paid upfront, Guenther took his money then told him to fuck off.
Oh yeeeeah, you're right. I don't think Steiner and Haas just decided to do this, their hand would've been forced at some point.
Possibly?
Weren't they always the B-team though? They have been using Mercedes PUs since the turbo hybrid era began, and there are several Williams drivers who went on to drive for Mercedes (e.g Rosberg, Bottas, Russell).
Unsure. I can both ways, really. It definitely points to Toto still having retirement on his mind, since this is likely to be his way of getting one of his proteges some proper experience for he leaves. But considering the utter shambles Williams has consistently been, I think they'll just take whatever they can get at this point, so similar to Russell's tenure as driver?
Williams was considered a mid-field team for quite a while in the 2010's and only stopped being a front-runner when the BMW partnership ended.
They have stuck to their bread and butter of GTs and Touring Cars. F1 simply became too expensive for them when the subprime mortage crisis happened. I don't see them coming back to F1 any time soon.
Fucking recessions
I wonder if the expenditure cap means a return is on the cards?