Whiting happy with the respect of the rules

Introduced this year to stop the effects of the diffuser blown via the exhaust gases, technical regulations have come to legislate the geometry of the exhaust outlets. However, despite the strictness of these regulations, some teams have expressed doubts about the legality of certain systems. But Charlie Whiting has just denied all that, saying that all the teams were up to 2012 standards.

“The discussions were mainly fueled by the different interpretations of the regulations of the different teams”, explains Charlie Whiting. ?Last year, the regulations concerning this area were not complete enough. Today, this point of the regulation takes up an entire page. This time, it prohibits any aerodynamic benefit from exhaust gases. However, although the regulations are very clear, we have no precise way of knowing what aerodynamic influence each system has depending on the team. But as long as all teams comply with our rules, we are happy. Especially since these requests were difficult to introduce given that certain engines used these characteristics for legitimate purposes. »

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