Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has admitted his “frustration” over the wait over the FIA’s decision on the development of “flexible wings” earlier this season.

Vasseur said Ferrari chose not to search this area of ​​the car in case it was an illegal part, but with the solution proposed by the FIA ​​of implementing cameras to closely monitor the flexing of the front wing from Belgium, he admitted that Ferrari had lost development time as a result. .

Ferrari admits ‘we lost one or two months’ on flex wings while awaiting FIA verdict

The debate over how much to flex the front wings to gain downforce is one of several technological arguments to surface this season, with a technical directive introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix that would add camera monitoring and measuring points additional to the front fenders to ensure they did not flex beyond the regulated amount at high speed.

This meant that Ferrari chose not to develop this part of the car further in case it was found to be against the regulations, after passing static tests, but Vasseur admitted that this resolution cost them time in this regard .

He acknowledged, however, that the restrictions in place due to the cost cap mean teams must allocate their resources wisely.

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“There was frustration because at one point we were waiting for the FIA’s decision when they installed the (Belgian GP) cameras,” Vasseur told Motorsport.com.

“We were convinced it would be a no go. And let’s go! So we probably lost a month or two.

“It’s difficult because with the cost cap, you have to make choices. This means that if you are convinced that it will not be allowed and you have started developing something, it will cost you time in the wind tunnel. But it was our decision.

Given the impact this would have on the cars, and given that each team approached their front wing differently, FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis said there would be a longer-term solution to this phenomenon, but that a sudden change in the regulations would result have been “a bit reflexive” on the part of the governing body on this particular issue.

“As the front wing is loaded in different ways, we cannot easily predict this in the regulations,” Tombazis said.

“As no two wings have the exact same loading pattern, it is very difficult to perform a proper test.

“So since these rules have been around since 2022, we thought it was a little impulsive to suddenly say that for 2025 we were going to change them, or even change something for 2024, but we use this information that we collect to can -may lead us to something a little more effective for 2026.”

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