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Ferrari wary of fuel consumption in Russian GP

 XPB Images Sebastian Vettel says this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix is “quite hard on fuel”, while Ferrari power unit director Mattia Binotto admits the 100kg limit is quite “restrictive” in Sochi. Introduced in 2014, the current breed of 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engines have come with a double restriction on fuel consumption (100kg per race) and flow rate (100kg/hour), which has made the energy recovery systems (ERS) a key performance differentiator. A recent addition to the Formula One calendar, Sochi Autodrom has already established itself as a challenging venue in terms of energy management. “Usually Russia is quite hard in fuel consumption,” Vettel said. “In...
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