Ferrari once again escapes punishment SMH

[Nitrodaze]

It is the duty of the FIA to prove guilt. Until they are able to do so, it is ridiculous to point a finger of guilt at Ferrari. That is simply prejudice; guilty until proven innocent. However, this is a very common practise on the Paddock anyway. The FIA have nosed around the Ferrari operation all of the 2019 season and have come up with nothing, in my book, Ferrari are innocent and it would be grossly unfair to say they are cheating. If they are, then the FIA is grossly incompetent. Of course there would be the usual suggestion that Ferrari are getting special treatment or worst, somebody's hands has been greased. All of that is rubbish in my view.

Finally, Ferrari has the fastest engine on the straight, we have to let this state of affairs play out. Whatever they are doing is fair play. But what l fail to understand is why it was dealt with in closed doors. I suspect there must be something about the engine which was questioned but could not be conclusively be deemed to be illegal. But discussing this aspect of the engine openly would expose a competitive advantage to Ferrari's competitors. Hence the reason for resolving it in a closed discussion with Ferrari.

It is also very interesting to note that the statement absolving Ferrari of any guilt came after the Mercedes DAS was deemed to be legal. The crucial difference between the instances was that the DAS was open to scrutiny by the entire paddock, while the aspect of the Ferrari engine in question was not. But for obvious reasons.

The fact that the Ferrari cars started the 2019 season with a smokey engine that turned out to be the fastest engine, gives reason for suspicion that they may be burning oil which may be giving them some sort of boosted power. If that is the case, the FIA ought to find how they are doing it and outlaw that aspect of the engine for the 2020 season. Clearly they have not found any such thing. If they have, Ferrari have done a masterfull job of designing it within the extremities of the regulations.