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      04-07-2012, 12:49 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by 007MCoupe View Post
Here's a pretty interesting read...interview with Charlie Whiting
+1 thanx for the read, that means engineers are stubbon people according to charlie?

"Engineers, being unable to unlearn things,wanted to get the things back via different means. They
talked about allowing the opening and closing of a duct by having interaction with suspension. We
said no, you can’t do that, because it goes to the primary purpose of the suspension system.

There was a discussion in the TWG (Technical Working Group) at the beginning of the last year to
make sure this was clear. It seems that a couple of teams went away from that meeting with the
impression that F‐Ducts were therefore banned in general.

What some teams are doing now is allowing air to pass into a duct when the DRS is operated. It’s
completely passive, there are no moving parts and it doesn’t interact with any suspension or steering
systems. Therefore, I can’t see any rule that prohibits it"

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