The FIA knows very well what has happened has has turned a blind eye to it all of this year to be fair. In 2021, I am not sure what the point was anyways -- it wasn't like Mercedes was slower, they were just better at complaining.FW17 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2024 1:59 amUsing flexi wings under the guise of passing all tests is the teams playing with fire. It is something that can be banned any time.f1isgood wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:58 pmI recall Wache saying at some point that Front Wings are not that important and not the focus for these regulations. Fair enough helped Red Bull win 45+ races the last 3 years. That said, I wonder how this flexi-wing + floor thing will be made to work for next year because Red Bull need it. Or will they do something on their own?FW17 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 6:05 pm“We had an aspect of the car which allowed us to rebalance the car, [from track to track],” Wache explains. “We benefitted from this for two years. But now the others have introduced this front wing deflection to allow them to balance the car and in that aspect they are now in front of us.
“To be able to rebalance the car without this you need some movement in the suspension and the softer you are the better that is, which is good to allow you to tune the balance but maybe not for downforce. The front wing deflection of our rivals allowed them to rebalance their car but retain a much stiffer suspension.”
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Interesting times since 2026 is close there needs to be a compromise.
2021 rear wings of RBR passed all tests, they were asked to change to have a closer championship.
Teams are giving fia a lot of power with this, and tfia are going to use it at the most opertune time. Just like fia did with 2003 michelin tyres
I hope the FIA doesn't do something stupid.