Broadcasters already implicated

The first controversy of this 2010 season is about to arise. And once again, the broadcasters are to blame. The top teams fear that their rivals have chosen solutions that are too extreme.

Published on 30/01/2010 à 18:12

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The start of the 2009 season was marked by the double-diffuser crisis, leading to a meeting between the protagonists and the FIA.

The first two single-seaters presented this year present completely new solutions. As well Ferrari which McLaren abandoned their 2009 concept to rethink the nose of their car in order to guide the air towards the rear and launch a fully integrated and more efficient diffuser.

Aldo Costa was the first to express his distrust: “We fear certain designs,” he admitted in Gazzetta dello Sport. “We were and remain convinced that the double broadcaster is illegal in relation to the regulations and that there is room for interpretation. It will be up to the FIA to decide. »

During the presentation of the F10, a team spokesperson even said that the Scuderia would be a candidate for the title "unless others interpret the rules differently?" »

In front of the MP4-25, tongues were still loosened and rumors spoke of triple, or even quadruple diffusers? And the McLaren itself hasn't really shown the detail of its rear design.

Like the start of the 2009 season, these multi-stage diffusers could offer a "deal" as F1 knows them.