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Originally Posted by Jamolad
If you read the full report, the "over-heating" excuse for the slow-down was proved to be BS and they (Fabian and his engineer) agreed that the best way to reduce engine temperature is to use less throttle, use the highest gear possible, and use speed to maximise air-flow.
The telemetry data was offered but was not presented.
Not saying 12 was not over-heating - it was - but they did admit it was not the reason they slowed, and they did admit that is not the best way to cool it.
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The telemetry data was considered:
The Stewards had examined Supercars telemetry data for Car #12 which does reveal that the engine temperatures in Car #12 were over 110 degrees Celsius in racing conditions and that the temperature did drop during the Lap 134 Safety Car intervention.
https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/10/20...t-submissions/
However it was the 'debris' team code instruction and what ensued which was the main issue for car 12, and they paid a handsome price for all that.
The issues relevant to this topic though are the record number of scrutineering checks done on DJRTP this year (where's the 'parity'?), pinging them for a minor tolerance in a flogged engine, the big deal made in announcing the whole thing two rounds later, purposely delaying those results, and then pushing car 17 to the back of the Sandown grid after they qualified there fairly.