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McLaren wants fix for 'recipe for disaster' 2026 F1 starts
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I'm puzzled as to the technical source of the problem, I understand they don't have MGU-H to keep the engine power consistent, but surely it doesn't take more than 2 seconds to spin up a turbo? Assuming the light sequence takes longer than this to run (regardless of when it starts), shouldn't this be a reasonable minimum time? Were the teams expecting to sit on the grid at pre-start revs even before the first lights come on?
And what about the maximum? The article talks about the issue of being too late to start, but if the drivers hold a fixed engine RPM shouldn't the turbo RPM flatten quickly? Does the throttle response (being a torque demand) change as the turbo spins up?