f1jcw wrote: ↑15 Jul 2022, 13:03
wesley123 wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 14:30
f1jcw wrote: ↑10 Jul 2022, 14:45
Why not DSQ like they have done in the past. Why are cars that are engineered to illegally get around a rule allowed to drive. How is this any different from 2 fuel tanks.
Flexibility is a gray area, always has been. However, in comparison to the BAR double tank; in the case of the fuel tanks there was no grey area, there was no interpretation of the rules. It was blatant cheating so that BAR could run their cars under the weight limit.
The plank flexing was in the rules for 2mm, not 6mm, I'd describe it just as blatant cheating as BAR
Where is the rule (no controversy intended) ?
About floor flexing i have found:
3.15.5 Front Floor Flexibility
Bodywork flexibility will be tested by applying a load vertically upwards using a 50mm diameter pad with a gimbled interface to the loadcell. The position of the centre of the pad will be given by the FIA and will be within a quadrilateral area on the plane Z=-10, with vertices at points [XF=460, 50], [XF=610, 65], [XF=610, -65], [XF=460, -50]. The deflection will be measured parallel to the loading axis.
At 5mm of deflection, the load must exceed 4000N. The test will be continued until either a load of 8000N or a deflection of 15mm is reached. At all times during the test, the load must increase with displacement at a rate greater than 250N/mm.
3.15.6 Outboard Floor Flexibility
a) Bodywork may deflect no more than 8mm vertically when a [0, 0, -500]N load is applied to it at [XR=-450, ±450, 155]. The load will be applied using a 50mm diameter ram and an adaptor of the same size. Teams must supply the latter when such a test is deemed necessary. b) Bodywork may deflect no more than 3mm vertically when a [0, 0, -100]N load is applied to it at [XR=-450, ±600, 60]. The load will be applied using a 50mm diameter ram and an adaptor of the same size. Teams must supply the latter when such a test is deemed necessary.