elliotts21 wrote:Not sure I understand your response. The cone must be visible from the side of the car. The cone originates at the exhaust outlet. If the exhaust outlet is not visible from the side of the car, than by definition neither is the entire cone. To be clear, my reading of the rules is that the view of the cone cannot be obscured, not just the cone itself being blocked by bodywork.
The cone does not have to be visible from the side. It
can be, and satisfy the rule, but it does not have to be. The regulation states:
"...there must be
a view from above, the side,
or any intermediate angle..."
I think you are reading 'and' where the regulation states 'or'. You only need one view, '
a view', from either the top, side, or anywhere in between, that is clear. McLaren chose the top view, which is why the slot is clear from above.