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      05-13-2021, 11:57 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants View Post
About time too...this after rear facing camera shots of Red Bulls rear wing showed excessive flexing between idle and high speed.

The FIA has told teams it will introduce new load-deflection tests from 15 June.
In addition to new, more targeted static tests, the FIA plans to use on-board cameras to monitor the behaviour of wings while cars are in motion in an attempt to spot any excessive movement of bodywork.
Teams will be required to put a series of markings on their wings to facilitate this process.

Article 3.8 of the F1 technical regulations states that bodywork must be "rigidly secured to the entirely sprung part of the car" and "remain immobile in relation to the sprung part of the car".

This is a ban on so-called 'moveable aerodynamic devices', which has been in place for many years.....Static load tests were later included to stop Red Bull using flexible front and rear wings to reduce drag at high speed.

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Problem as I see it is with the regulations and how they are enforced. Virtually nothing is completely rigid and immobile. Cars structure, bridges, your house, sky scrapers, they all have some amount of deflection under load. With the new testing they will have to decide on how flexible is acceptable. Other cars wings may not be as flexible but I am willing to bet that under high enough speeds they are not completely rigid either.
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