While copying rivals is almost as old as the sport itself, the idea of teams sharing technology is a relatively new concept and came to a head with last year's infamous 'Pink Mercedes', 'Tracing Point' saga. While the FIA was already seeking to limit the amount of technology teams could share, in a bid to appease those teams protesting the Racing Point the sport's governing body tightened the rules still further, particularly in terms of 'reverse engineering'. Article 22.3.3 of the technical regulations, defines reverse engineering as: a) The use of photographs or images, combined with software that converts them to point clouds, curves, surfaces, or allows CAD geometry to be overlaid onto...
Full Story »