A legal system no longer legal
A couple of weeks ago, a particular stratagem used in qualifying by Mercedes and Red Bull powered teams emerged, teams that managed to exploit all the electric power on the final straight before the finish line, undergoing the sudden cut of electric horsepower and the consequent ‘emergency block’ for 1 minute only during the cool-down lap or the return to the pits.
This solution was allowed by the regulations, but it had caused some discontent among rival teams, who asked the FIA for explanations.
The Federation intervened, banning this trick.
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FIA: things change from Miami
The revelation comes from the British outlet The Race, which explained how Ferrari started a dialogue with the FIA, focusing its objection on the safety risks arising from this trick.
The Federation has therefore decided to ban this stratagem, in a document sent to the teams in which it is emphasized that “while the possibility for teams to deactivate the MGU-K remains available, the use of this function for purposes other than legitimate ones will not be tolerated“, namely emergency situations. The decision will be operational as early as the next race on the calendar, the Miami race in early May.
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