Originally Posted by
JeremyO
Much as expected, at least it looks as if it will be legal for this season though.
Edit: Apparently Ferrari are now seeking clarification from the FIA re the legality of the Mercedes DAS system.
What a surprise!
motorsport.com
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto says that the Maranello outfit will ask the FIA for clarification on the legality of the Mercedes DAS system, but it won't challenge the governing body's decision.
Mercedes has already made it clear that it checked the legality of DAS with the FIA before proceeding with it.
Binotto also admitted that Ferrari has not yet fully understood what the potential advantages of the innovation are, and suggested that his team would not be able to replicate its own version until the middle of the season.
"I've seen that there is a lot of discussion about it," said Binotto. "Personally myself, I didn't really look in detail, what it's about, but I think we trust fully the FIA.
"I'm pretty sure that they have already done the right decision, or they will do it. But I completely trust on what FIA will judge."
He added: "Are we discussing with the FIA? Not yet. We will do for clarification, important for us to understand, but as I said, we will not challenge the FIA on their decision, because we trust them fully on what will be or has been the decision on that."...
Let's see how long that lasts...