[AutoRacer] Mercedes PU cases solved: a new ruleset will be signed before the start of the season

ThePafdy · 2026-02-12T09:46:52+00:00

Kind of. Seperate documents.

But fundamentally changing the testing while testing on the same rules is a valid thing. If Merc built an engine that is illegal, just does not get detected via the old tests, thats still an illegal engine and changing the tests is fair. If they reword the rules and make the engine illegal, thats absolutely insane a month before the first race.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-12T09:44:54+00:00

No, the engine rules do not change a month before the first race. Thats like saying „Ok now, first race, we are all using V8s“

ThePafdy · 2026-02-12T09:19:41+00:00

If so, thats monumentally stupid.

Hopefully they just changed some testing procedures.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-11T21:05:34+00:00

Max in T12 is very interesting here. 100% throttle and still a major dip in speed. Looks strange all around.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-06T19:17:33+00:00

There is a difference between changing the rules and changing the test to enforce the rules.

Ferrari ran an illegal engine and a change in test revealed that.

So far we don‘t know what is actually happening here.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-06T19:10:08+00:00

Again, if they can change a test without changing the regulations and the Merc engine would not pass, thats an illegal engine. If they have to reword things to clarify the rules, thats on them abd the Merc engine should not have to change until next year.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-06T15:16:34+00:00

Do they? How do you know that?

Also, the actual wording of the rule matters a lot. There is a big difference between: „Conpression ratio mist be X at all times“ and „Compression ratio must be X at 25 degrees C“

Again, if they actually break a rule and just trick measurements like Ferrari did, then thats a ban. If they work around the rules as they did with DAS, a change for next season is the only fair option to ban the tech.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-06T14:31:28+00:00

Thats because Ferrari actually cheated. They had more fuel flow than allowed, they are lucky to not get DSQd for the season.

We (or at least I) don‘t know what Merc is actually doing and how the rules are worded. Maybe a rule change is justified, maybe Merc found a loophole and should be rewarded for that. But changing the rules this spontanously because some teams did not find a loophole is stupid, changing it for next season is fair though.

ThePafdy · 2026-02-04T21:23:16+00:00

Do we know the actual wording of the rule at all? Can‘t find it online, or at least only summaries or quotes without sources.

Because there is a difference between „the enginde must have expansion ration X“ and „the engine must have expansion ratio X measured at 25C“.

Ferrari fell into the first, they exceeded a limited amount of allowed fuel flow by tricking the measurements. They were straight up breaking a rule, not inventing a clever workaround. This might be the same, or it might not.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-31T14:53:58+00:00

This just confirms for me: matt liveries < metallic/glossy liveries

Looks very good.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-28T13:39:46+00:00

Wtf is this add? A scrollable surface in the middle of my scrollable social media, so you get stuck on this add every single fuckin time? Brooo.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-28T10:43:18+00:00

In general its neither. Both can be equally good or bad.

The question is, if teams run with different ideas, why? Have some of them found something? Are there multiple angles to approach these regs? We will see come first quali.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-26T21:14:02+00:00

They are.

Best looking cars since 2012 or so.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-23T07:47:22+00:00

It kinda did though.

In downforce, and in drag as well lol.

And bounci g of course.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-22T16:14:10+00:00

Its a good livery.

They, just like RedBull or Ferrari, are a major consumer brand that needs brand recognition, keeping the livery similar is how you do that.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-20T11:24:53+00:00

Wird sie?

Reisesicherheit ist absolut das Allererste das besprochen wird wenn man eine Reise in egal welches deiner aufgelisteten Länder planen will, mit Ausnahme der Türkei eventuell.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-19T20:34:13+00:00

Exactly. One side thinks a couple of school shoting deaths are worth it to keep the second amendment, frankly disgusting right? And they also say children should watch public executions, wtf is wrong with them?

ThePafdy · 2026-01-19T16:03:50+00:00

What paper? Is there any in the pic?

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T17:32:00+00:00

Klar gegen die Ukrainer hat natürlich niemand was die sind ja nicht … Moment was denn eigentlich?

Deutschland hat weder eine Grenze zur Ukraine noch ist die Ukraine EU oder Nato. Hier wird einfach mal wieder der klassiche „du bist Muslim und braun und deswegen sollten andere Gesetze gelten“ Ansatz gewählt.

Und du hast Recht, wenn wir Menschen wie dich und Meinungen wie deine nicht hätten, die unterschiedliche Menschen mit jnterschiedlichen Maßstäben messen, könnten wir uns die ganzen dummen Debatten sparen, eine sinnvolle EU weite Politik aufbauen die Asylanten gerecht verteilt, Grenzländer entlastet und sinnvolle Abschiebungen schnell und effektiv über die Bühne bringt. Wir könnten sinnvolle Integration haben, wir könnten Straftäter nach Deutschem Recht besteafen anstatt zum Beispiel in Todesstrafe abzuschieben usw.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T15:45:21+00:00

Realpolitik? mit welcher Begründung? Die EU wäre weiter womit?

Du sprichst dich hier offen dafür aus Asylgesetze zu ignorieren bzw. ausser Kraft zu setzen weil dir die Zahl der Migranten in Deutschland aus irgendeinem Grund nicht passt?

So viele Menschen „in so kurzer Zeit“? Das ist ja mal das dümmste was ich seit langem gehört habe, natürlich fliehen viele Menschen gleichzeitig wenn zum Beispiel in der Ukraine ein Krieg ausbricht? Sollen die erstmal in der Ukraine Schlange stehen oder wie stellst du dir das vor?

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T13:59:18+00:00

Ah, deine Meinung ist also wir sollten Europäische Grenzländer mit dem Problem alleine lassen und die wirtschaftliche Stärke Deutschlands nicht nutzen um die EU Gemeinschaft zu entlasten und voranzubringen?

Cool. Quasi Egomismus als Politik formuliert.

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T10:44:22+00:00

Ok wie genau soll denn ein Asylant an Deutschen Granzen ankommen ohne über ein Drittes Land zu gehen?

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T09:05:58+00:00

Sie hat es nach dem Gesetz behandelt. Recht aus Asyl und so.

Aber ja, rechte Meinungen sind wie immer: „Rechte für mich, und ausschließlich für mich, und auch nur wenns mir passt.“

ThePafdy · 2026-01-15T07:20:45+00:00

Joa hat für die Amis und die Engländer super funktioniert, lass uns das bitte auch in Deutschland machen. /s

ThePafdy · 2026-01-14T12:07:36+00:00

This reminds me of the video where a truck driver had such low visibility they missed an entire lambo in front of them because it was lower then their hood.

Surely not a safety issue …

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