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Originally Posted by Bartledoo
If the concept of gray area is too difficult for you to understand then interpret it whatever way you'd like. Getting away with shit is part of the game whether you believe it or not.
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There is cheating...putting in lead shot post race to achieve minimum weight, running a second fuel tank, traction control, bendy wings etc....and there is innovation, where a new idea (such as DAS or tyre cooling) is legal within the regulations as written but maybe later deemed illegal by rewriting said regulations.
A team can (and do) request clarification if they would like to know if an "innovation" being run by a competitor (or being developed by themselves for their car) is legal within the current regulations...usually if the idea was considered borderline legal/illegal
If Mercedes were running a system that any other team or the FIA thought was illegal then it would be investigated.
There is no grey area per se...where the legality of something is open to interpretation...A system is either legal or illegal and that is decided by the FIA.
Mate I get it may seem difficult to comprehend, but just because a team is doing a better job than everyone else doesn't mean they are cheating...sure they could be but its not a given.