Roy

Umm...still wrong. They are not binding. If in 2009 the FIA issued a technical directive banning double diffusers then Brawn woudl have been able to continue running them if they believe they complied to the technical regulations. If they were excluded from results and felt confident their car complied then the International Court of Appeals would have made a ruling on the technical regulations. The examples you talk of like EBDs were not banned mid season under a Technical Directive. Remember what happened when they tried....teams like RBR were going to appeal and FIA knew that by the letter of the regulations they could have possibly lost at the International Court of Appeals so watered down subsequent Directives so that nothing really changed and teams were happy to run the year out. At the end of the year the new technical regulations ruled things out. So its not a discussion of whether RBR were right or wrong. I suspect the are screwed. But its a matter of a Technical Directive can be contested if a team feels they are in compliance with the Technical Regulations and feel that the clarification of the Directive being different but equal to their interpretation of the regulation. ...anyway... But since the

lol, not arguing.... Read the 2014 regs...JA is wrong too....it does not legally supersede the technical regs....its meant for clarifications that teams can take or leave....its wise to take Copy and paste from FIA WEBSITE 5.1.4 Fuel mass flow must not exceed 100kg/h. 5.1.5 Below 10500rpm the fuel mass flow must not exceed Q (kg/h) = 0.009 N(rpm)+ 5.5. 5.10.3 Homologated sensors must be fitted which directly measure the pressure, the temperature and the flow of the fuel supplied to the injectors, these signals must be supplied to the FIA data logger. RBR are arguing that their data shows they are compliant with these technical regulations.

Thats wrong Harry, A Technical Directive IS NOT the technical regulations!!!! Thats the point I am trying to make. You would be brave or have to have good reason to go against a technical directive, but it is more Charlies opinion as FIA front man of the technical regulation and is openly able to be contested.; as RBR are doing. "Technical regulations" say "Fuel mass flow must not exceed 100kg/h " Technical Directives are NOT BINDING and issued as means of clarifications. The International Court of Appeals will have the final say, but they will firstly look at the Technical Regulations and see if there is ample compliance with those in consultation with the regulations. "Opinions" given by the FIA outside of the Technical Regulations are meant for guidance and they are only guidance they do not constitute part of the Technical Regulations. A Technical Directive may come from the FIA but up to the ICA to see if RBR were in compliance with the Technical Regulations, not a technical directive

Interesting that the fuel meter isnt in the technical regulations! It is covered in a technical directive from Charlie Whiting so not a rule, just Charlies opinion on things. So pretty big loop hole, when the clarifications even talk about when the meter is faulty you can use injectors etc as a means Talk is by the FIA meter Dan would have slowed to a pace that would have seen him come home 5th

Your farked in the head! ...said with all the love in the world...but seems to be true based on your statements

Yeh, when I went looking to replace my R31 GTS-X so many of the 32s I was looking at were in rather horrible condition and a bit tacky with mods and bits on them. I saw the 32 and the AVS wheels, very tody condition and just HKS filter and exhaust made me jump at it. So glad I did as the alternative was a red 300ZX TT and whilst I still have a soft spot for the ZED it woudl never have been able to grow with me and do all the things the 32 has as cheaply as it has

Interesting to read about Merc. But dont assume to much. ..quite possible that their data supported what the FIA instrumetn was telling them so turned it down... vs RBR who claim their data demonstrated it was wrong and didnt want to surrender even more power

Yeh, good on him. Happy for a young level headed guy coming in and keeping an old fella very honest. I was alwasy a DC fan, and the article touches on a debrief session when Mika and DC were in there with engineers and testing manager and mid de-brief RD walks in and asks "what are we doing..." . After the response from the testing manager he clarifies "well ok, now what are they doing" pointing at DC and his engineer. The use of "we" for Mika and the team and then "they" for DC and his engineer. Only to later tell DC to move over in two races handing Mika wins...there is plenty on the article that sets the tone for how RD trends to treat people and divide the people in the team into corners. No wonder a guy like Montoya and Alonso had trouble fitting in with a wanker like RD running the show

My hatred for Dennis has been renewed by the article on Autosport about DCs time at McLaren. Farking egotistical carntbag!!! Hope Mac eat d1ck all year!!!

SO by Ron Dennis's words...McLaren are losers! Shame, I like young Magnussen

Pretty simple...give them external gates for boost regulation rather then the mhu doody-wackers

They wont even let me do that. Can you shoot me over an invite?

Anyone else having problems with racing for me? It wont let me log in

Jarrod got a cracker of a shot there. His other pics are pretty cule with some lurid slides and off track excursions. http://www.jrmphotography.com.au/

Lets see Vettel get a good weekend in and see if Dan can ruffle feathers. It does look like being a race for the 3rd step between RBR, Williams and McLaren which will make for interesting racing. But Mercedes are clearly quicker much like Seb was in Singapore last year. Pace to burn.

FIA ha to do it but what a fark up with faulty sensor and other teams having problems with them in testing. Seems a cluster f@#K!

Gutted for Lotus and in particular Romain....its ok...Eric will bin Button and give my boy a call for next year

LOL..yeh its off the road a fair bit and spends plenty off tome up in the air on a hoist

Have never needed ear plugs at a GP!!!

This was the old girl just ovr 14 years ago when I bought her This is it now...hasnt changed that much really

Tips before Quali, before P3?

Wheelspin in 5th gear...if its wet then forget about it

LOL...I am a sentimental old fart! You have sold your R32 already? I cant believe its come up to almost 3 years that I have owned the Cossie! Where is the time going?

Go for it!