Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described the loophole in the regulations exploited by Red Bull and Ferrari as a “shocker.” Section 13 of the technical regulations prohibits any flexing of the floor or the wooden plank by any more than 2mm. The plank is designed to act as a “skid block” so that teams, try as they might, cannot run their cars lower than the regulation ride height. As a result of that purpose, there is a limit to how much the plank is allowed to be worn away during the race and, if there is not enough wood left underneath the car at the end of a race or session, the driver will be penalised. This year, the regulations state that there are two specific parts of...
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