The postponement of the Australian debut race allowed the teams to be able to homologate their specifications engine four months later, on the weekend of the Austrian Grand Prix. This aspect will be of considerable importance for the 2020 season, given that the configuration of the engine used for the debut race will be the one to be brought to the track for the rest of the year, given the decision to freeze the specifications.
In the Barcelona winter tests the power unit Mercedes manifested some youth problems, between MGU-H and oil pressure that led to the use of 3 engines in 8 days in the official team and the numerous troubles always generated by the engine that stopped the Williams FW43. Mercedes is so racing for cover, and for the GP scheduled this weekend at the Red Bull Ring will introduce a power unit update, with the purpose of improve reliability.
Also there Honda did not remain with his hands during the break and the development of the Japanese engine will be concentrated on the performance: “Since the cancellation of the Australian GP, F1 Honda personnel have observed the factory closure period in both Sakura and Milton Keynes, as required by the regulation. But in the period in which we have been operating, we have continued with our development work. Therefore our engines should have better reliability and better performance than those brought to Melbourne“, Explained Toyoharu Tanabe, technical director of the Japanese motorsport department.
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