Thursday, May 04, 2006

Flexy Ferrari !

This post should have come a few days ago, but got lost in a power cut. So here goes again.

At the start of the season, Ferrari F248 was rumoured to have an "aerodynamic advantage" over the grid. Nobody of course knew what it was, and no one would know until the start of the season.
In Bahrain, Ferrari got pole and Michael finished in 2nd place. The Ferrari seemed to be able to carry a lot more speed going into the corners. Honda complained that the front wings were "flexing" in motion, which was illegal.

So, in Sepang all cameras were trained on the front wing of F248, and sure enough, the wings seemed to flex while braking into corners, ostensibly allowing the car to take more speed. Ferrari agreed to modify the wings for Oz GP, where they had a largely anonymous race.

Now, move to Imola. Ferrari on pole. Michael wins. Honda complain. Again.

This time though, Ferrari have challenged Honda to complain to FIA about their wings. Honda boss Nick Fry says he has video evidence of the "flexy" wings of Ferrari, and Ferrari have retorted by saying they too have video evidence of cars which could be deemed illegal.

Honda really should quit whining. If there are any car videotapes they should be watching, it is of their own cars. They should realise that they are better off improving their car rather than complain about others.

And to be honest, the flexible wings looked really cool and it was an innovative design by the Ferrari team to improve the aerodynamic performance. Quite unlike the pathetic and woeful attempt by Honda to conceal, of all things , a fuel tank (Imola '05) !!!

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