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**Nikitka** · 07-28-2010, 08:15 PM

Borderline legal at best I would say. The rules say something along the lines of: wings must be rigidly mounted and have no degree of freedom. They then go on to detail the various tests that will be used to check for flexibility. According to James Allen's piece, the test uses a 500N force while loads on track might be up to 2000N. And as has been previously mentioned, perhaps the test load is not being applied in the right place. So Red Bull could have a part that has a degree of freedom - and should therefore be illegal - while still passing the scrutineering tests.

I think it's a bit like breaking the speed limit when no-one else is around - it's still against the rules even if there's no mechanism in place to catch you.

07-28-2010, 08:15 PM	#10
Nikitka Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Borderline legal at best I would say. The rules say something along the lines of: wings must be rigidly mounted and have no degree of freedom. They then go on to detail the various tests that will be used to check for flexibility. According to James Allen's piece, the test uses a 500N force while loads on track might be up to 2000N. And as has been previously mentioned, perhaps the test load is not being applied in the right place. So Red Bull could have a part that has a degree of freedom - and should therefore be illegal - while still passing the scrutineering tests. I think it's a bit like breaking the speed limit when no-one else is around - it's still against the rules even if there's no mechanism in place to catch you.
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