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Why does he point out Ferrari?
The FIA are basically manipulating the results, it was apparent from the very first race of the season that the EBD (Exhaust Blown Diffuser) system was an clear infringement of the rules, Charlie Whiting acknowledged that; why did they not say your cars are illegal infringing article x.xx and remove the cars running the EBD system from the classifications for Australia instead of allowing the few teams to get away with it for eight races and now that others are developing a similar system and the playing field is starting to level out, suddenly the EBD system is being banned.
It didn't suit them then.
- also, its not EBD's that are banned, in fact EBDs will stay for the rest of the year and rules will be changed for next year to ban them - it is engine overrun that is being acted upon not EBDs
Rinnow have taken the precaution of rolling the late fuel injection and retarded timing -- my apologies to the mentally handicapped -- into their exhaust valve cooling scheme.
Rinnow have taken the precaution of rolling the late fuel injection and retarded timing -- my apologies to the mentally handicapped -- into their exhaust valve cooling scheme.
slippery slope around the minute twenty mark.
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Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
With the ban on changing engine mapping between quali and the race having seemingly no effect on RB's performance, the next rule 'clarification' will have a bit of a more substantial effect.
Or will it?
With the ban on changing engine mapping between quali and the race having seemingly no effect on RB's performance, the next rule 'clarification' will have a bit of a more substantial effect.
Or will it?
I think Vettel only ran without the overrun only in the Friday practice sessions. Saturday and Sunday he used the overrun. But that's just me and only going on the sound - someone who was there would be able to tell us for sure.
With the ban on changing engine mapping between quali and the race having seemingly no effect on RB's performance, the next rule 'clarification' will have a bit of a more substantial effect.
Or will it?
With the ban on changing engine mapping between quali and the race having seemingly no effect on RB's performance, the next rule 'clarification' will have a bit of a more substantial effect.
Or will it?
I think Vettel only ran without the overrun only in the Friday practice sessions. Saturday and Sunday he used the overrun. But that's just me and only going on the sound - someone who was there would be able to tell us for sure.
I believe you're right; I remember the BBC five live commentary team mentioning that Vettel/Red Bull were testing a non-overrun system in FP1!
I believe that Adrian Newey will have a backup plan; Newey and RB knew that they were in breach of the rules on a technicality so I'd be surprised if they don't have an alternative design!
Probably will somewhat, But RedBulls overall package should keep them up front. It is a bit rough on teams who designed their cars around a system to have it outlawed in the middle of the season. Is Charlie and the FIA so dimwitted that it took them the last part of last year, winter testing and a 2 thirds of this season to realise off throttle exhaust blown diffusers are an illegal aero device. Something is a bit fishy about the timing of it all if you ask me.
We don't know if Ferrari and McLaren ran it on Friday either. It's one thing to always bring up Redbull Redbull and Redbull all the time when talking about EBD but all the top teams use it.
In the end if people think this is the be all and end all of RedBulls dominance then think again, I am sure Renault also use the same engine mapping in Qualifying and they are not anywhere near their pace. The RB7 is the total package!
The reasoning behind the ban and the exhaust blown diffusers being illegal is that moving parts in the engine are effecting aerodynamics.
However, this opens up an entirely new area of illegality of the cars. Cars have wheels, these wheels move, and the movement of the wheels directly affects the aerodynamics of the car. The faster the wheels move, the faster the air flows over the wings, and the greater amount of downforce that they produce.
What's more, driver actions can actually move these wheels, angling the front wheels left and right, with most drivers doing this many times in a single lap. The angled wheels will affect the airflow over the car, and hence the aerodynamics. Furthermore, "brakes" are used to slow the motion of the wheels, which again changes the airflow and hence the aerodynamics. Meaning that the driver can load and unload the rear wing at will. Clearly this amount of driver control over aerodynamics goes far beyond anything possible with the now-banned F-Duct.
If the FIA is to remain consistent, then they must ban moveable wheels with immediate effect. The top teams tend to have wheels that move faster than the back-markers, with some teams such as HRT sometimes not having moveable wheels at all. This means that banning moveable wheels would have the effect of considerably equalising the grid.
See youre insinuating the FIA is favouring RedBull while I think they are trying to bring them down to earth.
I think if they really wanted RedBull to win then they wouldn't even be following through with this. No team has protested, the FIA instigated this all on their lonesome.
On the wheels well yeah i have jokingly in the past also described them as moving aero but in all reality they are a burden to the open wheeler than anything else when it comes to aero efficiency.
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