Breaking News: Stewards clear teams' diffusers

Tomorrow's a "school day" though.
How surprised can we be that there are conflicting interpretations of the new rules? Seems to happen every time that there's a major revision. IMO this will be resolved soon. My question is how much of a role politics will play. If the advantage is too big it will be squelched even if legal.

 

I don't understand the issue. I thought all cars had to have their designs validated and signed off by Charlie W? I read somewhere that the diffuser design in question had been approved by him a long time ago on behalf of at least one of the teams. The stewards have also not found fault. What is the issue? Sorry, I must be being slow...

 

School day!! LOL
I really hate the politic's side, or is it Max, Thing is as Florian pointed out Mclaren or Ferrari different matter!, although Mclaren seem don't appear to making many overtures about this diffuser issue..

And glad they have left Brawn alone but I as I stated ages ago, if they start to run away with it, you can bet they will be dragged back down, which would be a crying shame.

I have to admit though I will take an interest to see if the FOTA hold firm.

Oh I just reread that can't be bothered change it sorry if I sound pi$$ed..

 

"Managed competition, its not just for health-care any more" (American political humor)
Fan cars, moveable wings, sliding skirts etc. there's a long tradition of leveling the playing field in F1.

 

True.. it's all for the show I suppose.

 

Put the fannies in the seats, first last and always

 

It would appear that incidental elements of the crash structure have been shaped to evade the quite clear restrictions on diffuser elements, a ruse that appears to have completely bamboozled the stewards. Should the stewards' indefensible decision be upheld, and "stranger" things have happened, other teams will have to redesign and re-certify their rear crash structures to catch up.

...No surprise to see Toyota and Williams up to this sort of blatant disregard of both the letter and spirit, but Brawn's involvement is vexing in the least.

 

If the diffuser was designed while the car was still a Honda, who like Toyota were getting desperate for results, it's quite natural for them to have tried to find a loophole.

If the diffuser is ultimately found illegal at the later hearing (and I suspect that it very well might be), poor Ross Brawn will have been "a victim of circumstance".

 

Toyota are blatant motorsport cheats.