Ferrari Mailing List: Diffuser design and ease of overtaking

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

The Speed commentators were saying that the double level diffusers make
pasing more difficult-they say the air is disturbed which negates what the
Sporting Regulations attempted to do-make overtaking easier-in this example.
So, why did the Court of Appeal decide to declare the diffusers used by
Williams, Toyota, and Brawn not in violation?  Maybe they didn't violate the
letter of the law, but, given the information above, I would say they
certainly violate the spirit.  Now, when everyone gets their modified
diffusers on their cars, overtaking will, according to what I heard during
the Bahrain Grand Prix, more difficult.  More difficult than last year?
Don't know.  More difficult than was planned for this season?  Yep.
So...?
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Fleischer" <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
To: <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] SPOILER: Did anyone see the F1 race this past
weekend?


> No kidding,
>
> I haven't enjoyed F1 racing this much, well ever really...
>
> The amount of passing, the fact that the TV coverage has trouble keeping
> up with the action, the text showing position constantly being slightly
> out of date...
>
> Some of the moves these drivers put on each other...  Man I'd swear they
> all were going to start chewing tobacco if they didn't have to turn
> right once in a while...  That is racing.  The Schumacher years, you
> watched for who survived the accidents at the 1st corner, then it was a
> parade to the end of the race...
>
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