News Details

Why Ferrari can run a banned Mercedes front wing design

Article To news overview When Ferrari unveiled the SF-23 for the first time in Maranello, the eagle-eyed noticed they are running slot-gap generators that bear similarities to the ones that were banned for Mercedes last season. Mercedes ran the design at the Mexican Grand Prix during practice, but did not commit to qualifying or the race to avoid potential protests. It was later banned because it was said to be against the spirit of the regulations as it could be used for aerodynamic purposes, thus negating the effect of the 2022 cars which are designed to generate closer racing. But why is the design now legal? The FIA originally stipulated in the Technical Regulations that the slot-gap...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Leaked pictures: Have Red Bull copied Mercedes with...

Red Bull are seemingly counting down the days until pre-season testing...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Mick Schumacher's Mercedes running contingent on Lewis...

February 15th is a very exciting day on this year’s Formula 1...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Verstappen gets good 'first impression' of RB19 after...

Max Verstappen says he was left with a good "first impression"...
2y ago from F1i.com

Alfa Romeo offer first glimpse of on-track action with...

Alfa Romeo have become the first team to show their 2023 challenger...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

FOX acquires 33% stake in Penske Entertainment, IndyCar

Fox Corporation, parent company of broadcast company FOX Sports, has...

Colton Herta: IndyCar at Laguna Seca is a...

IndyCar’s latest visit to Laguna Seca produced rave reviews from...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal star Gabriel Magalhaes trolls Tottenham star...

Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes trolled Tottenham Hotspur attacker...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal player ratings as Viktor Gyokeres makes...

Arsenal suffered their first defeat of pre-season as their north London...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal ready to accept offer for 28-year-old star...

Arsenal have made some high profile signings this summer with Mikel Arteta...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham

Arsenal fell to their first defeat of pre-season due to controversial goal...
9h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.