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Originally Posted by TF110
I think comparing this to Toyota's wing is a reach. They (Toyota) passed the tests to determine flex and passed scrutineering. Audi failed with a plank too worn. The ACO/FIA aren't going to change the rules because Audi couldn't keep the car off the ground. They changed the wording and tests for flexing bodywork because Toyota found a workaround the rules while staying 'within' the rules. Pretty much the same with Porsche's refueling advantage.
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By that logic, VW and Audi diesels never violated the EPA's NOx emissions standards, since they were never caught during static testing (scruteneering). They were caught only when a real-life test was done, much like the way the Toyota was caught by photographers once in racing action. A movable wing is a movable wing - it is forbidden by the rules. The static test during scruteneering shows only the weakness in the ACO/FIA's method of testing for a movable wing. It is much easier to measure plank wear. Theoretically, the ACO/FIA could have used tape as "seals" to measure wing flex, and the Toyota would have failed that. But it's just not practical to test everything that way.