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Been reading interesting theories from various sources re: Ferrari's performance.
Seemingly, In Australia they had an issue with cooling their harvesting system and in order to protect it, had to turn down the engine and increase cooling also with some extra fuel consumption that forced coasting at the end... That combined with Pirelli's new narrow gauge tyre – which was used only at a races last year - having less rubber on the tread and being harder for Ferrari to switch on...

In Bahrein they had most of that fixed, but apparently one cylinder shut off on Leclerc's car, not mechanically but electrically (short circuit in the injection for that cylinder) and the engine was no longer generating enough power to make the recovery system function properly so they HAD to shut it down that time, explaining Leclerc's pickle and yet no mechanical damage.

In the same vein RIC almost got tagged for not putting the wheel back on his Renault but explained to the stewards the car's warning system warned him of possible electrocution, so he jumped out and said "F$% it" ;-)

Part of me is fascinated by this tech, but a bigger part of me wishes they'd bin it all before someone gets zapped and went back to screaming V12s and call it a day. It's ruining races.