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Duo face engine penalty
Posted: 15 Mar 06 7:56 PM (N/A)

From eurosport.com :

 

Duo face engine penalty
 
Red Bull Racing's David Coulthard and Ferrari's Felipe Massa will be hit with a ten-place grid penalty at this weekend's Malaysian GP due an engine change after Sunday's Bahrain GP. Coulthard's engine failed immediately after the race while Ferrari have since located a problem with Massa's unit.

Coulthard capped a disappointing opening Grand Prix when his Ferrari engine failed on his slow down lap, and was quick to lament the two-race ruling for engines. "The penalty, fair enough everyone understands why, but it's not the same for all," he said.

"It is like Chelsea losing a man - being down to 10 men is not as tough for them as it would be for a smaller team," he explained. "For race two, even if I stick it on pole I am 11th and the chances of being on pole are quite slim."

The Scot had been on course for a points result at last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix before a flat-spotted tyre meant that vibrations were so bad that he was not only unable to see his pit board, but was also unable to make a necessary adjustments that might have saved the engine.

It was, however, the first race distance that Red Bull Racing had completed since the RB2 hit the track in January, and after suffering cooling problems all winter, the engine was seem to be the weak link in the package going to Bahrain.

Meanwhile, Felipe Massa's troubled debut for Ferrari looks set to continue after the Scuderia confirmed that the Brazilian's engine would require changing after post-race evaluations located a problem with the V8 unit.

I don't understand why Fisico can change his engine and the others not ?

And why do they call the a duo ? just because there are two, it isn't a duo, is it ?

Well, at least less support for Scummi, unless of course he qualifies in the midfield too


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Re: Duo face engine penalty
Posted: 15 Mar 06 7:59 PM (N/A)
Fizi was not an engine change, it was something else, the main block wasn't touched.. unless people say different.
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Re: Duo face engine penalty
Posted: 15 Mar 06 8:07 PM (N/A)
It could also be due to this headline

'RENAULT UNSURE ABOUT FISI PROBLEM'

So that might by why they have not got a pen. as they may not have changed anything yet
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Re: Duo face engine penalty
Posted: 15 Mar 06 8:09 PM (N/A)

This is from eurosport.com :

 

New engine for Fisichella
 
Giancarlo Fisichella will have the advantage of a new Renault V8 engine for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix after retiring from last week's race in Bahrain. The Italian lost 50bhp by a software problem on his engine before eventually calling it a day with a hydraulic problem.
 
"It is important to say the problem was not with the engine itself, rather with a peripheral component that led to a problem with how the engine was operating," he added. "As the rules allow following retirement, Giancarlo will use a fresh engine in Bahrain."

Is it really true that everybody who DNF's can change the engine before next race if the reason for not completing the race was NOT engine failure ?

That is an absolutely bullshit rule !


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Re: Duo face engine penalty
Posted: 15 Mar 06 8:11 PM (N/A)
yeah. it wasn't the engine itself, but there is loop hole that I think other teams may pick up on or try to exploit
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