n smikle wrote:wesley123 wrote:I just woke up and i figured this out;
The wing doesnt flex, at least not what we are talking about. The red bull wing flexes, this one just pivots around a point and is further perfectly flex free, therefore legal.
Pivoting is even more illegal than flexing. Pivoting is the quintessential of moveable aero. Pretty sure what you see on the Macca front wing is just regular stretching and compressing we see on the body parts of all cars. I have seen engine covers pulling apart and lifting up and end-plates vibrating and twisting... but they are all natural and legal movements.
Correct, although I do not know if i described it correctly. The point was that it doesnt flex, since the whole wing itself moves around an angle, I dont think it is illegal, since this movement is also purely natural.
Apart from that, the rules state this;
3.15 Aerodynamic influence :
With the exception of the driver adjustable bodywork described in Article 3.18 (in addition to minimal parts
solely associated with its actuation) and the ducts described in Article 11.4, any specific part of the car
influencing its aerodynamic performance :
2011 F1 Technical Regulations 16 of 73 8 March 2011
© 2010 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
- must comply with the rules relating to bodywork ;
- must be rigidly secured to the entirely sprung part of the car (rigidly secured means not having any
degree of freedom) ;
- must remain immobile in relation to the sprung part of the car.
Any device or construction that is designed to bridge the gap between the sprung part of the car and the
ground is prohibited under all circumstances.
No part having an aerodynamic influence and no part of the bodywork, with the exception of the skid block
in 3.13 above, may under any circumstances be located below the reference plane.
With the exception of the parts necessary for the adjustment described in Article 3.18, any car system,
device or procedure which uses, or is suspected of using, driver movement as a means of altering the
aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited.
The wing moves due to it not being rigidly secured to the pillars, thus breaching the rule.
But then on the other hand, wheels also influence the aerodynamic performance of the car, internals do to and the steering wheel does too.
This is just one of the rules you can interpreter in any way you want.
The wing will be illegal per rules, as does the Red Bull front wing, but since this doesnt happen when scruteneering it is deemed legal. They can only say they do not want to see it happen next time, but they cannot penalize them for it.
