“And specifically in that area, it’s very clear what the regulation say. It’s very clear what the standard procedures are on any motors, or even outside of F1.
“So just get your sh*t together… They are just doing secret meetings and sending secret letters and keep trying to invent ways of testing that just don’t exist.
“I can just say at least from us here we are trying to minimise distractions. Minimising distractions is looking more at us than everybody else, when it’s pretty clear what the regulations say – and also pretty clear what the FIA has said to us.”
Further discussions with the FIA upcoming
Over the coming weeks, the FIA will reunite with the teams to further discuss the Mercedes compression ratio solution.
To be clear, Mercedes are not the only manufacturer working on this technology. Red Bull are also developing this idea, albeit a few steps behind their German manufacturers.
In any case, the FIA wants to solve this dilemma and avoid the risk of manufacturers lodging a protest at the Australian GP.
One idea being proposed is to introduce a new method to measure compression ratio. At least in theory, creating a measuring instrument that can observe compression ratio when the cars are on track would eliminate this ambiguity.
For obvious reasons, this suggestions has not thrilled Mercedes. This is why Toto Wolff is so vehemently against the protestations of his rivals.
Until something is agreed upon, Mercedes won’t have to worry about the legality of their engines. Nevertheless, there is a real possibility that measures could be introduced in the future. These could be potentially detrimental to the Brixworth factory’s power unit.
Main photo: Sebastian Kawka (Mercedes F1 Media Archive)
