Ferrari information leak: F1 giants Ferrari are concerned by information leak over FIA power unit sensor.
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said that the team is concerned over the leak of information of second power unit sensor being installed in cars’ power unit.
Arrivabene has confirmed the addition of second power unit sensor in an interview with German television network RTL. He said that the sensor was added on the request of FIA, who wanted to monitor how Ferrari’s unique power unit design functions.
“Our battery layout is quite complex,” said Arrivabene.
“We agreed with the request from the FIA to work together with them and to facilitate their work we added a second sensor. But it doesn’t change in any case the performance of our car.
Ferrari information leak concern:
Arrivabene also showed his concern over the information leak. “I hope that as everybody knows about the second sensor in future everybody they are not going to be informed about our projects. That could be a serious matter,” said the team principal.
The main issue about the whole 2nd sensor thing and the ERS system are the leaks that we are getting. Their battery system are sensible topics, things that should only be between Ferrari and the FIA, but now Ferrari see that those information get easily leaked.
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) October 5, 2018
Many believe that the addition of second sensor is the reason for the dip in the performance of Ferrari. Mercedes has pulled ahead of Ferrari in the recent races, including the Russian Grand Prix, which took place last week.
Mercedes finished first and second respectively, while Sebastian Vettel took third place.
The main issue about the whole 2nd sensor thing and the ERS system are the leaks that we are getting. Their battery system are sensible topics, things that should only be between Ferrari and the FIA, but now Ferrari see that those information get easily leaked.
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) October 5, 2018
Arrivabene, however, has insisted that the team has not lost performance on straights.
“Not at all,” he said. “And we have the data to confirm that.
“In the straight we were absolutely ahead in Singapore and in Russia we were more or less like Mercedes. Where we lost was in the slow speed corners.
Vettel about if the Mercedes engine is making the difference now (since a lot of media have been reporting about how the Ferrari PU lost power)
Vettel: “We lost our time in the corners, not on the straights!”#JapaneseGP #Seb5
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) October 4, 2018
Sebastian Vettel also told the media earlier this week that the team hasn’t lost straight-line performance. “No, I don’t think so, we were running at full boost,” said Vettel.
“Obviously in Russia we were not competitive. But I think we lost more time in the corners than in the straights.”
