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Originally Posted by Articus
Here's another great pic from Mike that shows how much the tail section droops when the wing is laid back.
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Just another thing. I expect that there are currently no load/deflection tests to test the flexibility of the rear end of the floor and rear diffuser section. Now, the LMP1 Technical Regulations explicitly provide for the ability to introduce such tests (cf. Article 3):
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The FIA reserves the right to introduce load/deflection tests on any part of the bodywork which appears to be (or is suspected of), moving whilst the car is in motion.
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With all the evidence available, how is it that the ACO-FIA have not introduced such tests (at least to our knowledge) ?
More importantly, Article 3 further explicitly provides that:
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Among other criteria, the FIA will consider the linearity of the load/deflection curve over the elastic deformation area. Any non-linearity must be only on the plastic deformation area.
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The above picture tends to demonstrate that the deformation (which is evidently in the elastic deformation area) is non-linear. In other words, the above picture already appears to be sufficient to demonstrate that the deformation of the rear end contravenes Article 3 of the Technical Regulations. There is not even a need to introduce a particular load/deflection test. The picture itself seems to be sufficient evidence.
This is a very serious issue and is potentially serious enough to force the ACO-FIA to retroactively review the results of Toyota this season.