Brawn GP diffuser design disputed

 Brawn GP diffuser design disputed
Ross Brawn oversees BGP001 with Jenson Button behind the wheel

Brawn GP is the third team whose diffuser design for its 2009 car has been questioned by F1 rivals including Renault's Flavio Briatore.

That is the suggestion of the Cologne newspaper Express, following Briatore's comments that the rear diffusers of three unnamed teams "do not conform to the regulation".

It is reported that Brackley based Brawn, who have astonished the formula one world with their test pace in the wake of Honda's withdrawal, has taken the controversial Williams and Toyota-like diffuser interpretation even further.

Express claims the BGP001 design effectively links the floor with the diffuser in a curved fashion, with the result of radically increased rear downforce.

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali on Saturday was quoted as dividing F1 teams into two camps: those (including Ferrari) who applied the 2009 rules "to the letter" and those who took "a different approach".

"The FIA has to dissipate any doubt; let's hope they'll do it fast and clear," the Italian added.

 

 

Source: GMM

Add a Comment

Comments (9)

Subscribe to comments
 Iconic Iconic
HAHA. F1 makes me laugh. Talk about ridiculous.
March 16, 2009 10:07 pm
 eltorch eltorch
its gotten a bit ridiculous how each team is disadvantaging each other. they are clearly SURPRISE by brawn's performance in the tests.
March 16, 2009 11:08 pm
 hendo99 hendo99
iconic, whats so funny? rule and design challenging is what F1 is about, its what makes F1 the best in the world, new technology and the pushing of boundries means that every other category in the world learns from what the F1 teams come up with in the first place
March 16, 2009 11:10 pm
 steelerfan2009 steelerfan2009
i want a race series that has no restrictions on performance at all!
March 16, 2009 11:20 pm
 Iconic Iconic
What the hell is Ferrari talking about.. didn't they have that 'controversial' exhaust pipe? Buncha babies.
March 17, 2009 1:22 am
 ayoub ayoub
yes the exhaust pipe was changed after .....! so i guess they r watching every one 2 keep it hot :)
March 17, 2009 2:31 am
 genie genie
Ferrari changed their exhaust design to conform with the rules. All that will happen is that if the FIA says Brawn's interpretation is good, then all other teams will follow the same direction and redesign their rear diffusers. And I wouldn't say Ferrari are 'crying' about it, its Renault saying it doesn't conform with the regs. Don't let that get in the way of a good Ferrari bashing, however.
March 17, 2009 3:20 am
 Blake_10 Blake_10
I'm getting really tired of ferrari, when they loose is always something wrong with other cars... Ferrari, start looking at yourself !
March 17, 2009 12:41 pm
 genie genie
Good to see so many ferrari haters, completely not reading the article. Welcome aboard the bandwagon, blake_10.
March 17, 2009 6:31 pm