From: vintageapplemac@gmail.com   
      
   In article , Sir Tim   
    wrote:   
      
   > ~misfit~  wrote:   
   > > Is any one else getting sick of hearing pudits waffling on about how the   
   > > 2026 PU's power comes   
   > > 50/50 from the ICE and the battery (via the MGU)? It's not a PHEV FFS,   
   > > all of the power is coming   
   > > from the ICE. Some of it is pushed into a battery and then deployed by   
   > > the MGU but it all comes   
   > > from the ICE.   
   > >   
   > > I've watched the Sky 1 hour wrap-ups of the three days testing so far (as   
   > > well as Ted's notebooks)   
   > > and they keep prattling on about the new regs. Not once has any of the   
   > > multitude of pundits   
   > > mentioned or explained that all of the power   
   > > actually comes from the ICE.   
   > >   
   > > Ok, as you were. Rant over. ;)   
   >   
   > I’m a child in these matters, but surely energy is recovered under braking   
   > (ERS)? Or is your argument that the speed needed for the brakes to generate   
   > electricity is created by the ICE in the first place?   
      
   I've read various talk about drivers doing bizarre/extreme gear downshifts   
   to charge the battery - taking a corner in 1st rather than 2nd (or even   
   3rd) to dump energy into the battery - so, afaiui, it's not necessarily   
   generated by braking - it's engine power. Again, disclaimer, I have not   
   bothered to pore over the new regs for the details on this, I plan to wait   
   until the first race weekend and catch up on it all then as I am sure it   
   will be pretty much one of the main talking points on race weekend 1!   
      
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