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@satchelcharge my bad, I meant to say “opportune”, please forgive my confusing two words which sound so similar in Spanish, my mother tongue.

@satchelcharge but crucially, all 6 horses will be going out of the same exhaust piping as people will want to use all 6 cylinders to drive the turbo.

However, @fer-no65 we have to remember that it is in the […]

I also think that is a very important point @damonsmedley makes in his comment @satchelcharge

Ist very much a wasted opportunity to actually make use of this part of each GP weekend to do something more […]

@satchelcharge Yes, but not by much really, when you factor in that drivers were between 1-4 seconds a lap faster than the leaders.

@andrewtanner

After a dull race the fans start to attack the sport and say […]

Reusing the TERS energy back into the turbo is done exactly for what @satchelcharge mentions, namely to shorten the turbo lag because it keeps the turbo spinning.

@satchelcharge – TERS has nothing to do with anti-lag. It’s a waste heat recovery unit, and is designed to harvest the energy given off by the engine in the form of heat.

@satchelcharge Here’s Perez with his damaged wing (and running in second place, I note!):

Sergio Perez, Sauber, Melbourne, 2012