Sounds to me like people here think they know more than they actually do :p If the ECU overheated it would **** itself and they would describe it as an ECU failure and I'm sure Ferrari would LOVE to say that McLaren's ECU is crap.
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Sounds to me like people here think they know more than they actually do :p If the ECU overheated it would **** itself and they would describe it as an ECU failure and I'm sure Ferrari would LOVE to say that McLaren's ECU is crap.
That is not necessarily true! I think the resolution to whatever problem Ferrari had will be shrouded in as much secrecy as possible. Why would they love to admit that their overall aerodynamics, including airflow over electronic components was erroneous!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
If the failure were related to the ECU overheating, they would be admitting they didn't understand something about the properties of the units heat tolerances. Ferrari has their method of balancing aero with intake, and cooling. I don't suspect they want to give away any more information than is necessay! imo
Wait. I've got a better idea! It's their flux capacitor location! It was throwing too much flux through the ECU and cooked it. Keep on grasping at straws though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
What the Hell are you talking about smart @$$Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I'm saying that there is no evidence for what you're saying....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
That Ferrari wouldn't necessarily want to admit the specifics of having a cooling problem not directly associated with the engine?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I wonder if last year's Ferrari had an ECU. I wonder if they had cooling for that. Hmmmmmmm I wonder :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
They did! Much more complex, larger. with longer cooling fins! Next question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
It's not completely unheard of an engineer to screw up on something that seems like a minor detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by mstillhere
It was a speculation made in jest.Quote:
Are you actually conviced that Ferrari's engineers are a bunch of week-end warriors who are clueless about how to put a winning car together?
But read your post below again and try to remember what Ferrari were doing for the last 20 years before they got the right people, many of whom have now left.
Are you suggesting that Ferrari can't make something as simple as ECU cooling done, if mirror dropping McLaren has? ;)Quote:
I seriously don't think you do, since you are fully aware of Ferrari's numerous WORLD'S acheivements. Actually I do seem to remember, a couple of years ago, a McLaren that literally was loosing pieces on the track like I don't know... its rear mirrors, for example (not to mention their fragile engines). Now, I don't think it takes an engineer to figure out how to glue a couple of rear mirrors to the car's chassis. And that speaks valumes about who is the best professional on the track.
Furthermore, I am totally sure that at this time McLaren is having a definite advantage over the other teams since they are using THEIR own ecu (And I find it actually pretty normal- it actually makes sense). There is not going to be any trial and error period or any thing of that sort for McLaren and yes they PERFECTLY know where to put those air vents. No question about that.
PS Mercedes engines became reliable only because of the engine freeze imposed by the FIA. Without that they would still be working on their engines
Especially as Willy Shrampf from BMW said it should be no-brainer.
How many other powerplants blew up last weekend? ;)
That's kinda an accepted rule for this forum :sQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel