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Originally Posted by F87source
Now in response to flexiwings we all know no material has infinite stiffness under load, there must be a small amount of deformation. Since there is a permitted tolerance range of course every team is going to try to get into that grey area to capitalize on any but of advantage. Now how far they push the envelope varies from team to team, redbull likely pushed the envelope too far with a wing that not only flexed down but rotated backwards, and Mercedes likely haven't pushed to the limit of the rules being breached hence why one was banned and one was not. Again there are actual number based load tests to test this deformation, aka actual fact and the fia increased the load test even further to test fit the front and rear wings deformed too far. Red bull got caught out likely because they were literally ok the limit before the imcreasd load test, and Mercedes didn't get caught off because they likely weren't on the limit. If it was true Mercedes was being favored, I don't know how when you have physical numbers to go back on to prove if a wing flexed too much - say Mercedes did have a wing that failed inspection and the fia swept it under the rug, then red bull would have forced a law suit if they really believed that was the case and when they test it in court Mercedes would get absolutely screwed over. Again it didn't happen.
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This has to be the biggest pile of steaming horse $hit EVER posted reference "Flexiwings." Of course no wing can be completely static but MB fans lost their minds with RB's rear wing. Visual evidence and HAM's radio comment was all that was needed to change testing. Remember? It was a movable aerodynamic device!!!! Banned whether is passed previous testing or not!!!!
But now legality rests on two elements? Talk about moving the goal post
MB flexing down on one axis is OK (Vertical strakes or support could easily fix this movement) but FIA looks the other way!
RB flexing on two axes is verboten (RB & others must redesign the rear wing)...No small task!!!
Hypocrites!!!!