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	4th October 2012, 05:19 #1Senior Member  
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 New controversyThe article = BBC Sport - Formula 1 gossip and rumours from international media - claims that McLaren's front wing rotates around the horizontal axis using only two bolts for attaching the blade to the nose cone. This modifies the standardized mid profile of the wing to generate less up force. Red Bull is supposed to have noticed the trick and copied it immediately for Japan but now Ferrari have set the FiA on their trail to come up with a new load test for Japan. It is expected that the loop hole will be plugged for the week end. Although the FIA has not taken any official stands it seems that in Japan there would some special tests focusing on the front wing. 
 
 It looks like Ferrari can't really win this championship playing fairly. MAybe they shouls also start breaking the rules like thei main competitors.
 
 Before it was RB getting caught cheating in several different ways and now (it seems) ML.
 
 I don't find it surprising I must say, that RB did not complain about it (if true) but rather copied the idea so that could be back into "winning" races but I do find puzzling seing ML breaking the rules so blatantly (again if confirmed).
 
 Who knows, could this be another reason why LH left ML?
 


 
					
					
					
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