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      11-25-2020, 05:25 AM   #156
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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone View Post
Yes my friend and backs up what I was saying that his tech understandability is somewhat suspect.,keeps saying 'provide proof' and not much else. Lesson number one to him should be not to mess with pro's.
Seriously mate....No one on this forum seems to have less understanding of F1 history and the Technical regulations that you and your pal.
In order of the most bonkers...you pair have claimed:
That Mercedes have an auto start launch system
That the Mercedes engine has between 100 and 150bhp more than the Ferrari/Renault/Honda engines
That the DAS system was illegal before the Fia ruled them to be banned from next season
That tyre cooling is illegal
That only Mercedes run an engine turbo anti lag system.
Plus various other unfounded nonsenses.

Of course its normal...you've only recently paid full attention to F1 since you found Verstappen to follow, so you can't be expected to know much...but surely you have realised that there are several posters here who have been following F1 for decades and actually know how its history and the main principles of the technical and sporting regulations.

OK, so one very last attempt to explain how the regulation of F1 works.

The monetary value of a teams final championship position is immense.
While typically Ferrari will receive around $200 million and Mercedes around $175 million, the bottom team will receive around $50 million.

So there is naturally pressure to cheat/game the system/innovate in order to gain a performance advantage.
Cheating as in Red Bull flexible front wing
Gaming the system where you find a benefit by getting around a specific regulation by exploiting a loop hole in the technical regulations while knowing that it is against the spirit of the regulations such as Ferrari and Honda fuel flow wheeze.
And innovate such as the Mercedes DAS system which was not covered by anything at all in the regulations when fitted.

Teams will usually consult the FIA regarding whether a particular innovation they are researching is legal.
Teams invest a significant amount of resources on scrutinizing the design and performance of their competitors, looking for any sign of an innovation or cheat that they might copy or question its legality with the FIA.
Teams also poach other teams personnel at some cost in order to discover what if any "tricks" that team is trying to hide.
So...if a team is cheating, it never stays secret for long.
If a team is disputing another teams design then its worth paying attention.
If some third rate retarded Dutch racing driver is making nonsense up on a crappy website then not so much.
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