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Originally Posted by DaveG28
Well, plenty of scrutineers must not know that either, because the answer is no I was not dq'd! I was kindly asked (eg told!) to not do it again in order to avoid them a headache clarifying the rule etc! I also know of an identical issue with uneven wheelbases that was allowed in a different championship (and not told to change). That's before you even get into defences touring car teams have used such as "it started the race within the rules, but was damaged during it"!
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Yes, you're right. Plenty of scrutineers DON'T know the rules as well as they should, but how can they, they voulenteer to be at the track in thier free time, it's infact only race directors/clerk of course etc that put the effort into to knowing the rules because of the autority they hold. Sounds like you got a lucky escape, and the 'told' not to do it again seems to back that up.
You are not normally dq'd if something happens during the event that puts you outside the rules, so long as you can proove beyond a reasonable doubt that you did start legal. This clause is called 'force majeure' and it's in every category from go-karts to F1 (though not in RC). Though it's affected by other rules. EG, if you fix 10kg ballast with an M3 screw, you start the race legal, it falls of at T1 and you finish underweight, that's not ok because there are rule about afixing ballast.
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Originally Posted by DaveG28
I assume by the way your team never ever asks it's drivers to go offline on the slowing down lap to pick up rubber??
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What a random statement! I don't know what your getting at with this.... .....and I've stopped caring.
And all this crap about 'spirit of the rules' is just that. I've said before the intention of the rules was to not allow double deck diffuseres. Two teams have said they asked the FIA Technical Delagate Charlie Whitting if they could use the loophole, they were told "NO", then Charlie turned around and told three other teams 'YES'. That's why the teams that were told 'no' are so cranky, and I'm with them.
The fact is that now the floodgates are open and Renault has proven that there is a big advantage in haveing the diffuser. There's no way renault were close to Red Bull in the first two races, but now one Renault is in a sandwich- proving the relative gain.
Now it's clear that the Red Bulls (and Renault) had to run very light on fuel (20kgs!) to get up the front, and maybe the Brawn isn't quite so suited to this track, but you still have 5 of the top 7 cars have the double diffuser, Hamilton and Alonso have found big gains by fitting it, Glocks having a bad weekend and Nakajima is, well, Nakajima.
So now there is no more arguing to do no matter how bitterly treated some teams feel. The rules have been set, everyone will have to adapt to the double diffuser and do the best they can.
End of.