It finally took place the analysis on Carlos Sainz's car, following the withdrawal during the Austrian GP. We can summarize this analysis as follows: expectations have been confirmed.
Sainz and Leclerc, same problem
Binotto, in the post match in Austria, after all, had announced it: “We need to understand what happened to Sainz. It could be the same problem that Leclerc had in Baku. It is certainly a concern, I hope that everything can be resolved in the short term. We are currently dealing with some reliability issues”. Indeed, following the analysis carried out in Maranello, it was discovered that the problem that abandoned Sainz is linked to the power unit, in the same detail that forced Leclerc at the retreat in Baku.
Sainz, the second PU was mounted in Austria
But it didn't end there. In fact, according to what was reported by motorsport.com, the power unit that caught fire in Austria is not the PU3, but the second. So let's talk about the unit that was used a Imola, Miami, Spain, Baku and Canada. Of course, when an engine catches fire, it's never good news, but the red still has power unit 55 available on the 3 single-seater. Let's talk about the cooler unit which was fitted to Silverstone, a race that saw the success of the Spaniard.
Ferrari, penalties arriving in France?
Considering the opportunity to mount the third power unit, the question is legitimate: Ferrari will decide to face the penalty ahead of the French GP? The answer would seem to be yes, for one reason in particular. Although the FIA in fact prohibits the development of engines, being frozen until 2025, however, it allows you to work on reliability. The idea of prancing Horse it would appear to be this: go to penalty in France to assemble the first PU the interventions for reliability, considering the back to back with Hungary before the summer break.
Ferrari would seem to be more than ready for Le Castellet, for a GP that they can say so much globally...
SOURCE: Motorsport.com Italy
