Scuderia Ferrari was at the centre of intrigue last year amid suspicions that it had found a clever way of getting around the fuel flow sensor restrictions to provide a power boost. However, the team was never found to be in breach of the regulations and no team ever formally protested the outfit.
But in a statement issued by the FIA on Friday, the governing body said that an agreement had been reached with the team over what it did in 2019.
“The FIA announces that, after thorough technical investigations, it has concluded its analysis of the operation of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Power Unit and reached a settlement with the team,” said the statement.
Formula One journalist and Ferrari insider Leo Turrini talkes about the FIA statement regarding the Maranello team’s power unit:
“I find it embarrassing that an agreement is being publicized, hurrying to specify that the terms will remain confidential. These people will never learn I’m afraid.” – he said on his blog.
Ferrari could have blamed the power deficit on the new car, saying that it has more downforce and that they build a complete new engine. FIA knows what was going on with the PU and it would have been easy for them to make sure whatever it was, doesn’t happen again.
A lot of people seem to say that the FIA protected Ferrari by not giving a penalty but they did the exact opposite. If they wanted to “protect” Ferrari, they would have settled completely in private, with no documents, no reveal to the public.
A lot of people seem to say that the FIA protected Ferrari by not giving a penalty but they did the exact opposite. If they wanted to “protect” Ferrari, they would have settled completely in private, with no documents, no reveal to the public
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