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Originally Posted by phoenix
All things bend/flex under load - it's a question of by how much the object deforms under what level of load. So rigid is a purely relative term, hence the FIA test(s) under specified loading.
Rigid, as in does not move at all whatever the magnitude of the load, is not something that exists in the reality.
In answer to your question Marbot: "rigidly enough" (according to the FIA)
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If you look at the drawings the mountings are opening up under load, so this cannot meet the FIA's definition of a rigid mount. Note the regulation stipulates that the wing must be rigidly mounted, it may flex a certain amount under a given load, which would seem to mean that there should not be significant movement between the car and the mounting of an aerodynamic surface under load.
I believe McLaren have infringed here no matter how you interpret the legislation, incorporating a sprung mounting would seem to directly contravene the legislation!