another question about engines?

[chillibowl]

i was just curious if anyone knew anything about this, but with the new engine rule, what happens to the engines in between races when the teams go to do testing? rather what controls are there to ensure no tampering happens when engines are changed for testing purposes?

[Red]

The team can test all they want, with how many engines they want. But not the engine they used last race. Or they can do it with it as well, but that's unlikely; they'd have to use the same engine not only for the 2 GP weekends, but for testing too.

Not sure how the 'seals' are applied to the engines parts, but I believe that they "reduced" costs by using less engines and forcing them to build additional chassis, or simply not testing at all.

[ssilviu]

they seale the exhaust sistem

[Kicking-back]

You don't necessarily need additional chassis for testing - just take the "sealed" engine out and put it back in for the next race.

[Marbot]

Apparently they use a special paint to seal the heads to the crankcase,can't remember where i read that.

[Logrence]

Originally Posted by ssilviu

they seale the exhaust sistem

This is it - some sort of plate is fastened over where the pipes are connected to the outlets in the engine (insert technical terms where appropriate).

[N I Tram]

Not really an issue here, they simply test with another engine to avoid placing excess stress on the engine which will have to endure the next weekend.

[Raglanparade]

I thought the teams could actually turn the engine and remove the exhuasts from the engine blocks. This allows the engineers to turn the engines so that the exhaust outlets from the cylinders are open, and then they can look into the pistons to determine if any damage has been caused.

I read about it a short while ago.. they can actually use the exhaust outlets to check for damage (i presume using a little camera on the end of a fibre optic cord), and from that they decide whether they run the engine in the next race or accept the 10 grid spots penalty.
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Would this rule work ??

Every time you have to change an engine during the season, you lose 5 Championship points. And if you do not have points, you start from the back of the grid at the next race.

This would mean that a team that makes an engine that only blows up twice a year would be very successful, and a team that blows up all the time would not be as good.

I think that system with engines would work better then the current system.

[Kicking-back]

Wouldn't like to see that system, jason.

The current one penalises a possible result - your plan takes away from an already earned score.