I think the EBD has greatest affect in low speed corners and is only fully implemented during qualifying. This shouldn't really have an effect in Spain, but in Monaco the difference it will have will be huge. Also, this follows Todt's comments that he's going to force through a return of in season testing. Another change which we all know will favour Ferrari. He left it a year after being made president so it didn't look suspicious, but now he's throwing all his weight behind Ferrari. God knows what he's going to treat us to in the coming months. I thought when Mosley left the sport would become cleaner, but Ferrari are still tainting it. I don't know how people can say Ferrari are the biggest team in F1, they stain the sport with their corruption and elitism.
Well it's not really "little notice" - the teams found out about this last week, it's just that the news wasn't revealed until today. I do think the grounds for the ban (moveable aero) is just stupid, but at least Vettel's chance's of a qualifying domination are less likely. For now, it definitely favours Ferrari (but they are not the only ones to benefit), however I doubt it was Todt's intention to ban it purely to suit Ferrari, but instead to make qualifying more competitive.
Its not a lot of notice though! According to the VT in quali last time out, it takes 10 days to produce a wing upgrade, and thats with relatively well understood aerodynamics. Something quite different like this probably requires a lot of thinking about, so thats a lot of resources (and time) wasted, a week is not a lot of time, pretty much just enough to get the car legal for the next race.
Czar-Orac on 606: "The proposal came at the TWG meeting, the meeting in which FOTA rejected quite a few of the tech' regs' for 2013, the regs' that were aimed at more efficient use of fuel." Someone needs to get Czar on this forum
I would of prefered the FIA to ban flexi-wings, although if Red Bull keep on dominating I am sure that will be next.
I am starting to wonder if we'll see an unusual pole sitter in the form of a car that never had a complex blown diffuser and so knows how to get the best from what they have already got.
So much for it being to do with cost-cutting. Williams and Team Lotus were both planning to debut the system this weekend. They've spent the money but will only get half the advantage.
Yea, this site works very well, it allows quite some degree of abuse and arguement, which self regulates, remarkable. And technically its superior to any I've been on previously.
The Award for the fastest peice of backtracking/"Clarification" this week goes to... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91481
Oh great! Just when I was getting exciting at the thought of Vettel's finger going away, this happens. Well... at least Ferrari will be able to use the engine mapping they testing in Turkey! So in my view, it's still advantage Ferrari! FORZA!
