FLEXIBLE FIENDS? IT’S A MATTER OF DEGREE…
From time to time we hear teams complaining that the bodywork on a rival’s car is too flexible. Often this leads to yet another test imposed by the FIA to ensure the principles of the regulations are being adhered to. But what are those principles and why is there a continual battle to find the limit of acceptability?
Article 3 of the Formula 1 technical regulations covers aerodynamic components, and this regulation requires that all aerodynamic components or bodywork influencing the car’s aerodynamic performance must be rigidly secured and immobile with respect to their
