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Ferrari’s Upgrade Packager is not a game changer
Ferrari’s 2020 season is not looking good. After two races, the Maranello team is in sixth place in the constructors’ championship. The SF1000 struggled to overtake its rivals at the Austrian GP, and when the upgrade package for the Styrian GP was introduced, the two Ferraris crashed into each other so quickly that we didn’t really see what the updates had done.
According to Sebastian Vettel, however, the upgrade package does not have a major impact. At least not enough to fundamentally change Ferrari’s standing in the field. As reported by Motorsport.com, both Ferrari drivers recognize that this is going to be a highly competitive season.
“We know the parts worked,” said Vettel. “We would have wished that they were obviously a game changer: It doesn’t look like that at this stage.
For his part, Leclerc added: “I realistically think we’re struggling with performance at the moment so I think we can’t think of fighting for podiums right now. But we’re trying to change that. And we’re trying it.” to work as hard as possible to change that. “
McLaren boss thinks copying Mercedes from Racing Point is setting dangerous precedent
Among the teams currently beating Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship is Racing Point, a midfield team that has shown an impressive pace so far this year. The team has been pretty open about how that’s possible: they took photos of Mercedes’ winning W10 from last year and mimicked the design of that car.
But Renault has now filed a formal protest against the Racing Point car, claiming that Racing Point’s copying the W10’s brake ducts resulted in using a different F1 team to develop parts listed. For his part, McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl would be surprised if the protest worked, according to Motorsport.com.
However, he still thinks Racing Point’s strategy is dangerous. If the FIA decides in favor of Racing Point, Seidl sees a “copying championship” that stifles innovation and unique designs.
“Do you want Formula 1 to end in a copy championship? In a championship in which you end up with two or three designers or manufacturers and then we simply have more cars from one manufacturer or designer on the track?” asked Seidl according to Motorsport.com. “We definitely think so [it] is the wrong way for Formula 1 and not a sustainable way for us. “
New York is serious about electric charging infrastructure
California’s electric car explosion was aided by the aggressive development of the state’s charging infrastructure, which used tens of millions of government funds to expand access. And while other states have poured a few million into the problem here and there, none of them have been as successful as California.
New York couldn’t be far behind, however. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $ 750 million investment in charging infrastructure, as reported by Automotive News. State utilities will spend $ 701 million through 2025, with the other $ 49 million coming from Volkswagen’s diesel comparison. The plan is to create over 50,000 public charging stations, procure electric buses and set up charging stations for them.
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