Pandabeer wrote:pocketmoon wrote:These f-duct protests are pissing me off. It's a couple of holes at the back, where the rules don't prevent them and a couple of holes at the front, again which the rules allow and a couple of internal pipes!
Try telling that to Lotus. The main focus for Lotus is that it's "driver activated" and thus not allowed. But we had this discussion already. Some people say its active, some not, it's a 'grey area', but if the FIA is still straight on this, i don't think the fw f-duct gets banned for this season.
The FIA would find it hard too ban on grounds of being driver activated.
They would need toban 2ndary effects of devices and then specify the secondary effects.
This would need to include, Engine, suspenion, Chassis, tyres. In short they would need to ban innovation completely which will push the manufacturers away again.
The best part of theMerc FWFD, is that theres no illegal moving parts. the driver activated arguement is weak at best and really just shows poorsportmanship.
Sure there nothing wrong in protesting, but that protest needs to be placed in context of what has been allowed and already scrutinised.
The Lotus front suspension was banned on grounds of safety.
The FIA has made a few mistakes in the past (mass dampers) but they'd look like right fools if they banned the FWFD.
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