Highlights from the British Grand Prix Torquing Point: Driver market will be active Torquing Point: Reviewing a classic British GP Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was taken aback by the FIA’s recent suggestion that some teams are flaunting the rules on flexibility. After the FIA stated their intention to more closely monitor the ride of the 2022 challengers, following widespread driver complaints in Baku relating to bouncing, The Race report the FIA have released an updated technical directive on the matter.
The directive was aimed at helping to create an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) which would allow the FIA to monitor the amount of porpoising, with the latest version stating plank wear and flexibility will be the FIA’s focus.
According to The Race, the FIA believe these factors are “inherently related to the same issues and go hand-in-hand with the metric”.
With a strict limit of 2mm of flexibility in the defined plank area, Wolff interprets the FIA’s latest clarification as a suspicion that some teams have found a grey area.