Sam Michael, technical director of Williams F1, has put an end to all rumors suggesting that the FW-31 could be illegal for the 2009 season.<\/p>\n
The FW31 powered by Toyota, as well as the Brawn GP and the Toyota, received criticism regarding their rear diffusers, related to a design potentially exploiting a loophole in the 2009 regulations.<\/p>\n
The Australian was adamant about stopping the speculation raised by Renault F1 director, Flavio Briatore.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Our team perfectly follows the regulations, \u00bb explained Sam Michael to The Mirror<\/i>, \u00ab I don’t know why there are all these stories. \u00bb<\/p>\n
During the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, concerns about tensions within the paddock will surely arise.<\/p>\n
In such circumstances, only the stewards present in Melbourne will make the decision to determine whether the cars in question are within the regulations.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Rather than throwing their hands up and saying, ‘We didn’t think about this because we hadn’t looked at the regulations in detail,’ people are complaining, \u00bb concludes Sam Michael.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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