Race Scrutineering
SPANISH GRAND PRIX 13 - 16 August 2020 · 2020 · 16 August 2020 · Doc 44
From The FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
To The Stewards Document 44 Date 16 August 2020
Time 18:38
2020 SPANISH GRAND PRIX 13 - 16 August 2020
Technical Delegate's Report
Before the race:
The following parts have been replaced today after 14:05 and before the start of the race:
McLaren Renault:
Car 55: Steering wheel
A front floor deflection test was carried on car numbers 44, 07 and 20.
A fuel sample was taken from car numbers 33, 31 and 08 and analysed during the race.
An engine oil sample was taken from car numbers 31 and 08.
On the grid it was checked that all cars had fitted their tyres when the "5-Minutes" signal was given.
On the grid it was checked that the top ten cars had fitted the tyres which they had used when doing their fastest lap in Q2.
On the grid the temperature of the LHS and RHS front and rear tyre was checked on car numbers 44, 16 and 33.
On the grid the minimum tyre starting pressure of the LHS and RHS front and rear tyre was checked on all cars.
After the race:
The following cars were weighed:
Number Car Driver
44 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 77 Mercedes Valtteri Bottas 05 Ferrari Sebastian Vettel 33 Red Bull Racing Honda Max Verstappen 23 Red Bull Racing Honda Alexander Albon 55 McLaren Renault Carlos Sainz 04 McLaren Renault Lando Norris 03 Renault Daniel Ricciardo 10 AlphaTauri Honda Pierre Gasly 11 Racing Point Mercedes Sergio Perez 18 Racing Point Mercedes Lance Stroll 07 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen 20 Haas Ferrari Kevin Magnussen 63 Williams Mercedes George Russell
The steering wheel of all classified cars has been checked.
Car number 05 was checked for the following:
1) Bodywork around the front wheels 2) Front wing height and overhang 3) Rear wing height and overhang 4) Front and rear wing width 5) Rear wing configuration 6) Rear bodywork area 7) Rear winglet height 8) Skidblock thickness 9) Stepped bottom 10) Diffuser height 11) Diffuser area 12) Overall height 13) Overall width
The profile of the in Article 3.3.1 of the 2020 Formula One Technical Regulations prescribed front wing section was checked on car number 05.
The minimum distance between the adjacent rear wing sections at any longitudinal vertical plane was checked on car number 05.
It was confirmed for car number 05 that any vertical cross section of bodywork normal to the car centre line and situated in the volumes defined in Article 3.5.7 form one tangent continuous curve on its external surface with a radius no less than 75mm.
The concave radius of sections of the two rear wing elements which are in contact with the external air stream was checked on car number 05.
The front and rear brake air duct dimensions were checked on car number 05.
The IVT code and calibration checksums were checked on all cars.
The ES state of charge on-track limits were checked on all cars.
The lap energy release and recovery limits were checked on all cars.
The MGU-K power limits were checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K speed was checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K torque was checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-H speed was checked on all cars.
The race start data of all cars have been checked.
Single clutch paddle use for the race start has been checked on all cars.
The MGU-K use at the race start was checked on all cars.
It was checked on all cars that the ES was not charged while the car was stationary in the pits.
It was checked that no car exceeded 80 km/h when leaving the formation grid prior to the start of the race.
It was verified on all cars that the MD5 checksum of the PCU8 (dash board display) used on the car matched the configuration lodged with the FiA prior to the qualifying session.
The tyre starting pressures of all cars during the race were checked.
The tyres used by all drivers during the race today have been checked.
Fuel flow meter calibration checksums were checked on all cars.
The instantaneous fuel mass flow of all cars was checked.
The fuel temperature of all cars was checked.
The total fuel mass consumed by all cars during the race was checked.
A fuel sample was taken from car number 10.
The fuel samples have been checked for density and analysed by gas chromatography.
The results of all the fuel analyses show that the fuels were the same as ones, which had been
approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Event. Further the density change of the fuel samples taken today was within the permitted limits.
An engine oil sample was taken from car number 04.
The engine oil samples have been analysed by FTIR spectroscopy and viscometry. The results of the FTIR analyses show that the sampled oils were consistent with reference engine oil samples which had been approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Event.
All car weights and the items checked were found to be in conformity with the 2020 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.