F1 teams are reportedly set to face more stringent flexi-wing tests during the upcoming 202ꦛ5 season.

Accordi꧙ng to Italian publication , F1’s ▨governing body the FIA issued a draft technical directive explaining how flexi-wing tests will become tougher.

Meanwhile, report these tests will be conducted from the Spanish Gr♋anꦛd Prix in June, the ninth round of the 24-race 2025 season.

The FIA is determined to clampdown on loopholes in the regulations♌ which allow for trick flexi-wings.

🍸A source told The Race: “I will be surprised if 𒈔anyone will be able to play around with flexi wing designs as much as they were before.”

The technical regulations regarding front wing flexibility are laid out in Article 3.15.4, which states: “When t💯he load is applied symmetrically to both sides of the car, the vertical deflection must be no more than 15mm.

“When the load is applied to onlꦯy one side of the car, the verticalཧ deflection must be no more than 20mm.

“No part of the trailing edge of any front wing flap is permitted to deflect more than 5mm when a 60-newton force ๊is ap♎plied.”

Th༺e revised version 𒉰of TD18 is thought to reduce the allowance from 15mm down to 10mm.

Flexi-wing saga rumbles on

Flexi-wings became a major talking point towaꩵrd♕s the end of last season.

McLaren were asked by 🎶the FIA to change their rear wing ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix following questions over its legality fr🃏om their rivals.

On-board camera footage from168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri’s car appeared to show part of the McLaren’s rear wing moving at high-speed en route to his victory in Az🦩erbaijan🍌.

Ferrari team principal Fred 🌼Vasseur outlined his frustration at what he felt was a black-and-white matter surrounding McLaren’s dubbed ‘mini-DRS’ trick.

“I think there is a kind of confusion between what's happened with the front wing a꧂nd the rear wing,” said Vasseur in Singapore.

“The front wing, we all agree that it could be a grey area because the first paragraph of the TD is saying that you can't design a part of the car with the intention of the deformation. Intention is 💖difficult to manage.

“But the rear wing story, it's completely different because in the article you have also a maximum deflection and this is black or whit🌊e. It's no grey, no dark grey, no light gr﷽ey. It's black and white and for me, it's clear.”