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DLSTR · 01-18-2022, 07:34 AM

The a--holes of RedBull putting out all this propaganda about Mercedes wing. There was nothing of course. SO the loudest b-tchy team were the one's that had to alter wing design last year.

Funk them and their so called WDC title. If you complain this loudly and falsely and nothing is found you should be penalized. You employ media/social media so loudly etc thats bringing the sport into a large negative light and you have no proof.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fi...clear/7384171/

FIA plans to further tweak rear flexi-wing tests despite all-clear
By: Jonathan Noble
Co-author: Giorgio Piola
Jan 18, 2022, 4:17 AM
The FIA says it uncovered no 'monkey business' with its increased rear wing flexibility tests in Formula 1 last year, but it wants to further improve its checks for 2022.

The closing stages of the F1 campaign were marred by accusations from Red Bull that its title rival Mercedes was using flexi-wings to increase its straightline speed.

The suspicion was that Mercedes had found a clever way for its main plane to flex down at high speed to help reduce drag.

Red Bull even went as far as suggesting that marks seen on the Mercedes endplate were evidence of the wing moving, even though its rival was always adamant the marks were a red-herring.

In response to Red Bull's concerns about the situation, the FIA launched a fact-finding mission from the Qatar Grand Prix to better investigate the behaviour and characteristics of the rear wings of all the teams.

While the new tests had no regulatory value, so were not to check on the legality of cars, it was hoped that they would provide some answers about whether or not the regulations needed to be tightened up for the future.

Speaking about what the FIA found in those examinations, F1's head of single-seater matters Nikolas Tombazis explained that nothing out of the ordinary was uncovered.

However, he suggested that the governing body would be looking at ways to improve the manner in which wings can be checked going forward to help ensure teams were not finding clever ways to make wings flex.

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DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	The a--holes of RedBull putting out all this propaganda about Mercedes wing. There was nothing of course. SO the loudest b-tchy team were the one's that had to alter wing design last year. Funk them and their so called WDC title. If you complain this loudly and falsely and nothing is found you should be penalized. You employ media/social media so loudly etc thats bringing the sport into a large negative light and you have no proof. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fi...clear/7384171/ FIA plans to further tweak rear flexi-wing tests despite all-clear By: Jonathan Noble Co-author: Giorgio Piola Jan 18, 2022, 4:17 AM The FIA says it uncovered no 'monkey business' with its increased rear wing flexibility tests in Formula 1 last year, but it wants to further improve its checks for 2022. The closing stages of the F1 campaign were marred by accusations from Red Bull that its title rival Mercedes was using flexi-wings to increase its straightline speed. The suspicion was that Mercedes had found a clever way for its main plane to flex down at high speed to help reduce drag. Red Bull even went as far as suggesting that marks seen on the Mercedes endplate were evidence of the wing moving, even though its rival was always adamant the marks were a red-herring. In response to Red Bull's concerns about the situation, the FIA launched a fact-finding mission from the Qatar Grand Prix to better investigate the behaviour and characteristics of the rear wings of all the teams. While the new tests had no regulatory value, so were not to check on the legality of cars, it was hoped that they would provide some answers about whether or not the regulations needed to be tightened up for the future. Speaking about what the FIA found in those examinations, F1's head of single-seater matters Nikolas Tombazis explained that nothing out of the ordinary was uncovered. However, he suggested that the governing body would be looking at ways to improve the manner in which wings can be checked going forward to help ensure teams were not finding clever ways to make wings flex.