FIA also asks F1 teams to submit more detailed designs

Talking about the new Technical Directive (TD), which focuses on the insightfulness of ductility of aerodynamic parts of F1 cars, FIA chief Tim Goss said it was not about controlling one specific team. In a statement, the FIA boss tells more about the reasons behind the TD.

Speaking to the media earlier, the FIA single-seaters director explained what is being done with the new TD by the FIA and what it means for F1 teams. In fact, it involves a tightening of the rules and improved ability to control teams on the flexural nature of the cars' aerodynamic parts. In a statement from the FIA, Goss further elaborated on the TD.

Equalisation of rules for all teams and transparency are key. The wings of F1 cars are under the microscope and must not be too bendable or move relative to the attachment point. To increase transparency, the FIA now also requires teams to submit more detailed designs.

Goss: "Teams have to submit designs at the moment, they upload lots of information but now they will have to upload structural connections and that in itself helps to self-police it."

Besides transparency, the biggest motivation for the TD change is to improve fairness in the competition. Goss: "This Technical Directive is an example of where ourselves and the teams work together to try and make sure that we have a common understanding and it is a huge positive. It's not simple, but if we can evolve that understanding in a sensible, considered way then I think we’re going in the right direction."