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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
About time too...this after rear facing camera shots of Red Bulls rear wing showed excessive flexing between idle and high speed.
The FIA has told teams it will introduce new load-deflection tests from 15 June.
In addition to new, more targeted static tests, the FIA plans to use on-board cameras to monitor the behaviour of wings while cars are in motion in an attempt to spot any excessive movement of bodywork.
Teams will be required to put a series of markings on their wings to facilitate this process.
Article 3.8 of the F1 technical regulations states that bodywork must be "rigidly secured to the entirely sprung part of the car" and "remain immobile in relation to the sprung part of the car".
This is a ban on so-called 'moveable aerodynamic devices', which has been in place for many years.....Static load tests were later included to stop Red Bull using flexible front and rear wings to reduce drag at high speed.
[BBC Sport F1]
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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
Ferraris fuel flow cheat operated within the structure created to monitor it...doesn't make it any less of a cheat.
Red Bull knew exactly what they were doing and that it was against the regulations.
Red Bull were cheating the regulations and deserve to be sanctioned..its a shame they won't be.
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They passed the existing tests, now new tests will be implemented June 15th. Not seeing how they could pass the existing static load tests but still not be meeting the static load regulations. To me the FIA (the ones running the test) should take a lot of the blame as their tests look like they aren't meeting the goal.