If you are going to enforce "spirit of the rules" and not the letter of the
regulation then what is point of printing the rules?
You cannot enforce spirit of anything. Those having the different diffusers
were not present for the meetings for establishment of the regulations which
were written. That is written, not just talked about nor spirit related.
They, the three teams, on their own, in their inspection of the WRITTEN
regulations determined that a certain manner of modification to the area was
possible. When three independent companies who are not in commerce with
each other, develop this same point of the regulations, then the regulation
must be open to that interpretation. Others should just follow and shut up
as they missed the opening. Write a more precise regulation next year.
After you have been proven guilty of an infraction of the regulations, then
perhaps spirit can be brought into the conversation when determining the
penalty for this infraction.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
To: "'Kas Kastner'" <kaskas@cox.net>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:10 AM
Subject: RE: [Fot] F1 practice
> In this case it is all about "the spirit of the rules" instead of "the
> letter of the rules". Mosley made it quite clear that the intent was to
> limit the area of the diffusers in order to greatly decrease downforce and
> thus to slow the cars down. All but 3 teams worked around that intent but
> 3
> did not and used a loophole to get a much greater amount of downforce.
>
> During all the practices leading up to the first race, it was evident that
> this was going to be an issue and it would not surprise me to find that
> The
> other teams have been re-engineering the diffusers in anticipation of
> possibility that the FIA would rule that Brawn et al were correct in their
> application of the new rule.
>
> The grid for this first race is indeed looking strange with the Toyotas
> sent
> back to the back of the field for rear wing infringement and Hamilton
> losing
> 5 spots (from a 15th place qualifying spot) for gearbox replacement.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kas Kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:59 AM
> To: Joe Curry
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] F1 practice
>
> F-1 is weird, and the FIA. Isn't it just a bit strange that you have
> experienced technical advisers and scrutineers at the race track
> addressing
> a race car design issue, but then the problem must be decided in a board
> room by folks in neck ties, months after the decision had been made by
> said
> technical advisors and scrutineers on the spot.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
> To: "'MadMarx'" <tr4racing@googlemail.com>; "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] F1 practice
>
>
>> Lets wait until the FIA gets to have their say-so about the defuser
>> issue.
>> Either they will be ruled illegal or everyone else will be running the
>> larger defusers and even out the field.
>>
>> But even so, it is great to see a private team doing so well.
>>
>> Joe C.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of MadMarx
>> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:30 AM
>> To: 'FOT'
>> Subject: [Fot] F1 practice
>>
>> Well done Brawn.
>> Good to have a new front runner team. The cars look a little weird but
>> after
>> a while we will get used to it.
>>
>> Chris
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