F1 | FIA ready to release a technical directive on the use of batteries: new blow coming for Ferrari?

After the complaint presented by Mercedes shortly before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Federation appears to have concluded all the technical evaluations of the batteries fitted by Ferrari on board the SF71H.

After the race in Baku, in fact, the Stuttgart Scuderia raised suspicions about the legality of the Energy Store designed by the Maranello Scuderia, accusing the latter of having created a control unit capable of modifying the voltage output from the battery, thus obtaining of extra horsepower by bypassing the FIA ​​electronic controls.

An ingenious system that would allow Raikkonen and Vettel to extract approximately 20 kW more power from the power unit in certain race conditions. A treasure to spend in qualifying and in the "hottest" phases of the race. According to what was reported inside the paddock, active in recent days for the first in-season test session of this championship, Charlie Whiting would have completed all the necessary checks and before the Monaco Grand Prix, if not even during the weekend. end itself, a new technical directive will be released.

The content of this "clarification" is not yet clear, but it is certain that something big is cooking and it will be interesting to understand in which direction the technical commission directed by Charlie Whiting and Nick Tombazis will have moved.