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Ferrari carries extra fuel weight, officials want 50 grand of euros.
Yeah bro, for 50 grand of euros, da 'fishulls gonna let us slide on a few kilos in de tank.
You know man, like paying off da cops not to bust you...................

Masi explains Ferrari fuel investigation delays

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emailBy: Chris Medland | 4 hours ago

FIA race director Michael Masi (photo above) has explained why the fuel issue with Charles Leclerc’s car was not investigated until after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Ferrari was found to have declared an inaccurate amount of fuel in its car to the FIA, with the actual amount being 4.88kg more than the team stated it was going to put in. The discrepancy was reported by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer around 45 minutes before the race started, but Masi says there was no time for Ferrari to state its case before lights out.

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“We have a judicial process to go through that is quite robust, there so the team can be given the opportunity to present its case,” Masi said. “With the report that comes out, from what I understand, it is quite an intensive process that is undertaken to actually do the check that was done and it was submitted at the earliest opportunity.

“Five minutes before pit exit opening or thereabouts there was insufficient time to summon people, listen to them all and hear the case correctly.”

The final starting grid was only published at 1634 local time — 36 minutes before the race start rather than two hours — and Masi says that was due to the FIA analyzing whether any penalty might be required pre-race.

Masi also highlighted how the fuel is measured, explaining why the process can take a long time to carry out.

“All the fuel is done on weight. It’s a random check. The car is weighed, then the fuel is pumped out and (the car) weighed again to compare the difference between the two and see what has been declared in fuel. If there is a difference then they have mis-declared for whatever reason.”

Ferrari was found to have been in contravention of a technical directive and therefore breached the International Sporting Code rather than the technical regulations, leading to a 50,000 euro fine but no race penalty for Leclerc, who finished third.

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"I don't know nothin' about it!"

Leclerc was unaware of fuel concern; Binotto confident

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emailBy: Chris Medland | 8 hours ago

Charles Leclerc says he was unaware that his car was under investigation for a fuel irregularity when he started the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The FIA issued a document stating that there was a “significant difference” between the amount of fuel Ferrari claimed was in Leclerc’s car pre-race and the actual amount measured in the car. That led to an investigation, with Ferrari summoned to see the stewards after the end of the race, and Leclerc — who provisionally finished third — says he was not aware of the situation.

“To be honest I’ve got no idea and no details whatsoever of what’s going on for now, so I will speak to the team to understand that later,” Leclerc said.

“I’m very happy (with my race). Very happy with my season overall — this last race with a podium. Even though it feels a little bit as if we were too slow, overall it’s life. We just need to understand what made us OK in qualifying this year but struggle quite a lot in the race pace. We will learn lessons from this year, I’m sure, and we will come back stronger next year.”

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Team principal Mattia Binotto believes Ferrari is under investigation for a sporting discrepancy rather than for breaking technical regulations.

“First we do not have many details, so I don’t think it is on the technical side; it is more on the sporting side, not for following instructions on the sporting code,” Binotto said. “We do not have details so we are quite relaxed, I have to say, because we know about the procedures we are applying. But let’s wait and see what the details will be and try to understand and try to eventually explain if there are any discrepancies.

“What it is related to is, normally you declare how much fuel you put in the car and sometimes they may weigh the car by emptying the car. So I think they found a difference there. I understand it is a sporting rule but we are not sure yet.”

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Ferrari under investigation for Leclerc fuel irregularity

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emailBy: Chris Medland | 11 hours ago

Ferrari started the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc’s car under investigation for a fuel discrepancy.

The FIA carries out random checks of the amount of fuel teams have put in the cars before the race, to monitor whether it matches with the amount the team claims to have run. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer says the amount of fuel in Leclerc’s car did not tally with the amount declared by Ferrari and therefore has reported it to the stewards.

“The fuel declaration of car number 16 was checked before the car left the pit lane,” Bauer said. “There was a significant difference between the declaration of the team and the amount of fuel inside the car. As this is not in compliance with TD/12-19 I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration.”

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FIA race director Michael Masi told RACER on the grid that the matter would be investigated after the race, with the stewards now needing to focus on on-track action and unable to summon Ferrari members regarding the discrepancy.

Ferrari has now been summoned to appear in front of the stewards after the race.

Leclerc was able to start the race from third on the grid as normal, taking second place from Max Verstappen on the opening lap.

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Ferrari fuel was checked 10 times in 2019 - Binotto

and it's gonna get checked until we can screw them over!
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emailBy: Chris Medland | 4 hours ago

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the fuel in its car was checked on 10 occasions during the 2019 season before the infringement in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc’s car was found to have 4.88kg more fuel than Ferrari had declared was in it ahead of Sunday’s race at the Yas Marina Circuit, leading to an investigation that resulted in a €50,000 ($56,000) fine after the checkered flag. While Ferrari’s power unit usage — including accusations of potential fuel flow monitoring interference — has come under increased scrutiny in the latter part of the season, Binotto says to have the fuel amount checked is nothing new.

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“You have a quantity of fuel to be consumed in the race — 110kg — which you have got direct measurements through the fuel flow meter or through the injectors, or eventually through the weighing of the car,” Binotto said. “You weigh it at the start of the race and you weigh it at the end, you do the delta and you will know how much you have consumed.

“To do that, you declare a certain quantity of fuel at the start of the race, that you are filling in the car. The FIA may sometimes check what has been declared by simply weighing the car and somehow try to verify if you have concurrence. This year we have been checked at least 10 times. It’s not the first time.”

Binotto also hinted there had been an error with the FIA’s readings, believing there was no discrepancy between the declared fuel and actual weight. Despite that view, the fine was handed out due to Ferrari being found to be in breach of the International Sporting Code because a technical directive had outlined the fuel declaration requirements.

With the drivers being told to use conservative engine modes at times during Sunday’s race, Binotto also explained such practice was normal given the high mileage on the power units at the end of the season.

“We had an engine failure in Austin with Charles and we know in terms of mileage we could have been at risk. I think we had to manage it to save the tires as well — at least on the hard to attempt a one-stop race, which was not the case. So I think overall it was simply the reason to manage engines, tires and also the race.”

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IMSA monitoring LMP2 chassis change timeline

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emailBy Marshall Pruett | January 26, 2022 1:16 PM ET

IMSA has seen gradual growth with its Pro-Am LMP2 class in recent years. From a low of two full-time WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 entries in 2019 and one in 2020, the class jumped to four cars last year and at least five are expected in 2022. 5 whole cars added since 2019.

As predicted, in this thread, people don't like IMSA's BS with waiting til the race is over and then taking 6 months to decide who won it. People don't like having a win taken away from them because their pit crew was faster than
someone elses, and having the win taken from them AFTER the race.

People don't like IMSA officials forcing a car to sit in the pits to take away the time and laps gained from racing,
The damn liberal buttheads and their "equality" BS is another reason not to spend millions on a car and spare parts when IMSA continues to screw over the racers.

The upward trend has been positive, but with just five cars, the comparatively small number – it’s IMSA’s least-populated class – could easily tip in a worrisome direction if the series makes the wrong decisions about its future. At the forefront of the calls for IMSA to make is whether to delay the introduction of new LMP2 cars to the series.

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LMP2’s most recent formula, which came online in 2017, is due to be replaced in the next year or two; all of the upcoming 2023 LMDh models are based on new LMP2 underpinnings. But with the vast popularity of ORECA’s 07 chassis, there’s no shortage of the French prototypes – every LMP2 entered at this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona is made by ORECA – to continue using for years to come.

Forcing LMP2 teams to abandon their 07s and incur the heavy costs involved with buying brand-new models could lead to another reduction in car counts, and with those concerns in mind, IMSA president John Doonan says the series is actively monitoring the topic. Yeah, a full time staff is employed to watch a whole 5 cars! How much do those lazy bastards get paid?

“We’re continuing to gauge the marketplace here,” he said. “We’re continuing to have conversations with our partners at the ACO, Pierre Fillon, Thierry Bouvet, about what we do as a sport in this space. No decisions yet. It's really tough deciding how to screw over only 5 cars.

“But I think those whole 5 cars are something we have to continually analyze, based on the performance levels of LMP2, the expectations of what the top category cars, LMDh, will do in terms of performance, and try to make the best decisions we can for great competition and also be sensitive around car count.” Yeah, you bastards are driving racers away to someone else and you are going to "be sensitive". How about you "open a dialog" like the democrat liberals do.....which is essentially NOTHING.