Diffuser Controversy
Looking at the times from Qualifying, there’s no doubt that the innovative diffuser designs of Toyota’s TF109, Williams’ FW31 and Brawn’s BGP001 is making a difference to performance at Melbourne’s Albert Park.
It is clearly that Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams have found a loophole in the regulations which allows them to run a taller diffuser.
The interpretation of the regulations was very clear in the past - the cars need less downforce for safety reasons. Every time a new car built, it was to be two to three seconds slower than the previous car. That was always the intention of the FIA.
What happened here is that the three teams are going pretty clearly in the direction of downforce! And as we all knew that from 2009 on, all cars run on slick tyres, it was the intention of FIA president Max Mosley and the FIA to impose new rules to reduce downforce.
But somebody was going in the downforce direction that was forbidden by the FIA, and that is not following the principles of the rules.
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