FIA avoids Wing-Gate…or Knee-Gate…or Drag-Gate
March 12, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option
FIA representative Charlie Whiting has cleared the McLaren car for the 2010 season opening race in Bahrain including an endorsement for the clever trick-wing design manually controlled by the drivers knees. The unique wing has a benefit to reducing drag on long, high-speed straights when manually controlled by the driver. Perhaps James Allan [...]
Drivers seek clarification
October 29, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
F1 drivers are seeking clarification from the FIA’s Charlie Whiting regarding the increasing defensive driving tactics during races. It seems that Toyota’s Jarno Trulli showed up at teh Thursday FIA press conference with photos of his accident with Force India’s Adrian Sutil in Brazil two weeks ago to justify his actions. This prompted [...]
Charlie Whiting Speaks
April 10, 2009 by Negative Camber
Filed under Prime & Option
Autosport has a new story quoting Charlie Whiting on the entire incident that transpired at the Australian Grand Prix. Apparently Lewis Hamilton personally apologized to Charlie for his actions. Also, Charlie shares some more detail on the actual meetings and what was said during those meetings. This information, if true, does implicate [...]
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