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Originally Posted by Chatters
I have to agree with most of the sentiments already posted. It's too soon to say they will struggle for the entire year IMO. Both the Nissan and Erebus teams have admitted they are still chasing more power from their engines, so their competitiveness depends on how quickly they can chase those power gains.
Don't forget too that the Mercs have a fly-by-wire throttle, and that seemed to be causing them a fair few problems, which you can safely say is a teething issue. How many race cars these days use a fly-by-wire throttle system? Maybe one of the more knowledgeable members among us may be able to fill answer that one for me.
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As effy said, DBW has been around a while.
Ferrari 360C had them since 1999, and all Ferrari since.
All Gallardo too.
I can't see how they'll ever get decent torque at such lazy rpm.
They need to use nearer 9000rpm to make the potential power. And the flat plane crank just can't turn torque like a 90.
Ask Audi.. they learned all the lessons in DTM in the early 90s