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[stonemonkey]

Ferrari Have said they're not going to change Massa's engine for the next race even though they're free to do so without penalty. At what point would a change incur a penalty, do they have to state what their intentions are before the weekend starts or can they change the engine any time up until qualifying starts?

[darwin dali]

I think they can change it until the weekend starts, which is the quali, not practice.

[al4x]

its an unusual decision, spain isnt too hard on engines is it?

[Denthúl]

I think they can change it until the weekend starts, which is the quali, not practice.

Saturday practice, actually.

To al4x, no, I don't think it is. And the heat in Bahrain would've led me to assume that they would have changed the engine...

[stonemonkey]

quote: al4x
'its an unusual decision, spain isnt too hard on engines is it?'

Well, by the end of Bahrain his engine'll only have done one and a half race distances when they're designed for at least 2. Also, from what I gather Bahrain is pretty bad for the engines because of the dust and sand.

[al4x]

quote: al4x
'its an unusual decision, spain isnt too hard on engines is it?'

Well, by the end of Bahrain his engine'll only have done one and a half race distances when they're designed for at least 2. Also, from what I gather Bahrain is pretty bad for the engines because of the dust and sand.

yeah, i guess thats a good point, the engine will only have to do 1,1/2 races

forgot about the dust as well

makes sense

[Jensonb]

I guess they figured "he'll probably crash anyway..."

[darwin dali]

They also stated that their priority is to develop in the reliability area - thus, it makes sense to leave the engine in to gather more data.

[McLaren Fan]

Also, unless I've got the rules wrong, there is no point in them changing the engine when they can probably get away without doing it and save their get-out-of-gaol-free card, as it were, for later in the season.

[stonemonkey]

If they were to change the engine they wouldn't use the 'free first engine change', Massa never finished the last race.

[al4x]

Also, unless I've got the rules wrong, there is no point in them changing the engine when they can probably get away without doing it and save their get-out-of-gaol-free card, as it were, for later in the season.

i dont think that rule would be applicable here because it wasnt a failure in the first place

although i maybe wrong also

[darwin dali]

If they were to change the engine they wouldn't use the 'free first engine change', Massa never finished the last race.

Yup.

[McLaren Fan]

A cynic may suggest that Ferrari are looking to get Massa out of title race as early as possible so the team can have a de facto one-two operation.

[racechick]

A cynic may suggest that Ferrari are looking to get Massa out of title race as early as possible so the team can have a de facto one-two operation.

Yes Massa is Kimi's rear gunner

[texasmr2]

I guess they figured "he'll probably crash anyway..."

I did not want to say it but I thought it . I hope Felipe make's me eat my word's though because he need's to finish a race for his mental state which cannot be the best at the moment.