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I mean you give proper analysis F1 and the organization just want every possible dollar god forbit someone like you making content out of it. Thank you for the awesome content.
Mercedes reliability advantage in late turbo hybrid era meant their overtake mode's were much more free to extract power from them. to the point Fia targeted them directly. Now engine must be tuned to race spec. only battery boost is allowed
Overtake mode is battery boost. The reason overtake mode isn't used as often is because it drains the battery much more quickly. In qualifying, the deployment the electrical boost (both MGU-H and K) is pre-mapped to deliver boost in certain section of the track. This is done to ensure battery last the entire lap. Overtake mode drains it in like, half a lap or less at full power, which is useless in qualifying. What you're thinking of is fuel trim. And that's called engine modes. Engine modes/fuel trim and still be changed during a race in case oddities in the engine sensors are detected but it should not increase power, merely change driveability.
@@edk1124 Not technically. They labeled the "Turbo hybrid era" 2014-2021... although using the same engines, we are currently in the "Ground effects" era
Now that last little note is new to me! Now it makes SO MUCH more sense why they're so much slower during racing instead of quali when it comes to times. I know the traffic during race also adjusts the times, but when they're all spread out, it all makes sense now!!!
the run the same ice engine maps in the race as qually so the difference in power is not as dramatic anymore. so as others have mentioned the slower speed is due to fuel weight and drivers managing their tires.
@@ewearpel9990 for RU-vid videos I'd start with driving 4 answers. He's good. For books, I'd have to think longer. youtube.com/@d4a?si=xuaX9WSVX5BlCedS
@@seaalon138 Because having just a few words on screen for much longer than necessary is frustrating when you don't know how far to skip ahead. Cool vid tho.
Overtake deploys the max amount of electric power, it doesn't alter the engine power, that is done by engine mapping and engine mapping is determined on a race to race basis or if there is a substantial amount of wear or heat in the engine.
Doesn't overtake mode allow the exhaust gases to bypass thebturbo through the wastegate, so that there's lesser back pressure meaning maximum ICE power? It also means the MGU-H will have to spin the turbo.
@@Morgan-iv4yeYes, in two ways. IMO Verstappen wouldn’t have been champion in ‘21 without this rule change, which was aimed at curbing Mercedes’ dominance. And yes, it also means that teams don’t have as much ability to make up for poor aero concepts by just running their ICEs at max power for parts of the race and then dialing them back for others.
I'm curious how much the cars will let their drivers use the OT before de-rating the battery. Like if Bottas in this situation used the OT button a couple more times that lap, and ended up de-rating through the last sector (blanchimont into bus stop).
Alot of heads-up drag cars have a similar button, but they usually call it a “scramble” button and use it to add more boost or nitrous oxide. It’s sort of like an overtake mode, or a hold the gap mode 😂
As always, a great analysis! But I hate the way the whole power unit works - F1 should be about using (almost) full power all the time, but those days are sadly gone 😢
But for season 2021 Mercedes had taken several times of 10 grid penalty for changing the internal combustion engine. I believe it was to allow Hamilton for running at near full power from after the summer break (was it Spa?) until Abu Dhabi.
Since 2022 season the party modes and overtake modes, ala merc 2021 interlagos monster is gone. They have to stick with a power mode on the icu. If it is for a whole weekend or they have some leaniency and need to keep that mode for a certain majority. The electric motors they have full control over which mode and power in the race but it is not as powerful as icu+ electrics in a overtake party mode. And less engines total also limits the use of party mode
@@Infigo96 yes, that's right with the ICE settings; the problem is the battery in general - it will never have enough capacity to give full power all the race and the energy will always have to be managed :( and there is also the matter of tyres. My point is that lapping ~5 seconds or more slower in the race than in quali is just ridiculous 🤷🏿
Valtteris overtake on eau rouge was already cool, but that he also has to think of this is next level. That's not an easy place to pass, let alone when you need to think about your exit speed and speed into kemmel.
Imagine if F1 cars just ran at full power with engine that sounded amazing, had and were allowed to use the fuel to do so, allowed refueling, weighed 300 kilos less, and didn’t have garbage tires. Oh wait, that sounds like the 2000s. It was an amazing time.
Fun fact: in the OFFICIAL F1 VIDEOGAME those two lights mean DRS is available and open, respectively! 😳 I admit I have been playing 2023 version a lot but still…
Not quite, this button was working in a different manner in 2021. In 2021 what you saw was merc desperately finding the best engine they might have produced (remember that these are hand built, power differs from engine to engine). They have found the highest horsepower engine they could produce, ran it to it's limits because it only needed to run 3 races, then BAM, cheat mode activated for the Brasil race 😂😂
If Bottas was smart, it would have been him who had slipstream on that straight. He could just kept behind and then get past again instead of "abusing" his engine for literally no need.
So there is an obvious and easy fix, these cars are basically mobile computers, should be easy to program a certain amount of times both DRS and speed boost can be used in 1 race and also have the GPS in the cars regulate when and where these features can even be used. Or even easier and more fun to watch is get rid of all that crap and let the cars and drivers fully race again.
New to F1 - If the engine runs at full power for qualifying, does this mean typically the fastest lap times are in qualifying? As they conserve the battery throughout the entirety of the actual race?
they are faster in quali, before 2021 it was even more difference nowadays is mosty weight of the fuel (you have to do the full race on a full tank, quali is with minimal fuel) and tire management (in quali you don't do it so you go even faster). battery recharges under breacking (not only but mostly) so the battery recharges and can be deployed for extra power
Pretty sure most PTP (push to pass) buttons in various race cars are hold buttons instead of toggle buttons. This ensures that the driver doesn't "misclick" and accidentally keep the ERS on full deploy. Race cars that have a PTP system usually have it on an ERS (hybrid) system - it controls the electrical output of the ERS system, it doesn't boost the ICE power as the poster claims.
Each team has its own OT button setup, so it differs by car. At least for McLaren, a single press will override the energy harvesting settings of the hybrid system, while a longer press will deploy energy and increase speed.
I never knew about an "overtake" mode. As a driver I'd be holding onto that button all the time. I dont want a neutered engine. Give me full power the entire time! Such a dumb idea.
