Cuprabob Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Not seen it confirmed by another source so treat with caution Red Bull RB8 floor declared illegal by FIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 I thought this was about the drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Interesting will have to see if this gets confirmed. I wonder how much advantage it provides, very small I'd expect but every little bit counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Now being reported by the BBC so we can assume it's true BBC Sport - Red Bull must change 'illegal' holes in cars' floors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yeah it's on them all now, should make Canada interesting. Driver number 7 to win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 If this gives an advantage then I'm off to start drilling the Caterham. Heaven knows, I need all the help I can get! That is, of course, just as soon as I can work out what a "fully enclosed hole" is. If its fully enclosed, it's not a hole any more, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Fully enclosed hole? Like a Pringles tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Oh, a cavity? ::[looks for Pringles tubes to glue to the underside]:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 I thought this was about the drink. ^ Moi aussi. It upsets me that FIA don't find these illegal bits and pieces. Why should it be up to the competitors to spot these tiny things from race TV coverage etc. Don't FIA get given the detailed drawings etc? It'd be like HMRC waiting for football managers to shop each other for tax evasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 As I understand it the FIA were aware of it but decided to look at the rule and clarify the interpretation no doubt at the request of the other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 As I understand it the FIA were aware of it but decided to look at the rule and clarify the interpretation no doubt at the request of the other teams. So how many races will RedBull be driving a possibly illegal car while FIA read the rules that they wrote themselves a few more times? Granted, it doesn't seem to be affecting their winning chances, but principally, it's fecking stupid. Might as well develop two cars, one legal and one illegal to use use while they are dithering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 So how many races will RedBull be driving a possibly illegal car while FIA read the rules that they wrote themselves a few more times? Granted, it doesn't seem to be affecting their winning chances, but principally, it's fecking stupid.Might as well develop two cars, one legal and one illegal to use use while they are dithering. As far as I know that feature has been on the car since the season started but the car has not been deemed illegal it's just now the interpretation of the rules has been tightened up such that now Red Bull need to change the feature. It's the usual F1 mince, 2 people can interpret the rules 3 different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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