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Originally Posted by Fox89
But the rules say "under any circumstances" not, "when stationary". So why is one circumstance where the bodywork is lower than the reference plane irrelevant
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Even when distorted, the wing is still 'located' above the correct plane. Its location point is where ity attaches to the car - that stays above the reference plane.
Think about your arm, stretched out. It's located at your shoulder. As you get tired it droops down, but it's still located at your shoulder - the location point hasn't moved
The wording of the rule is bad (where have we heard that before). They should say that at no point should any part of the wing move below the plane of reference, even in use. Add that to decent distortion values (50kg is no-where near enough), and the problem goes away.
That said, I still say well done to RB for doing this in the first place. I like a bit of proper thinking to get round rules.
(First person to mention the phrase 'spirit of the rules' get a raspberry).