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i struggle to see hwy these things should be able to get to the first race, and needing the introduction of rule clarifications - if the rules were clear in the forst place, not grey and riddled with holes you can interpret differently then these things would not happen. but if they deem that the teams (inc Mclaren and Renault) have goen down a route they didn't intend then they are more than entitled to ask them to change it in order to remain in the rules.

also iirc, the Ferrari floor thing necessitated a change in the checking mechanism rather than a clarification in the rule, as the design cleverly could get past the static test, but would technically be flexing under the loads in the race. the test was changed and therefore the floor couldn't get past it anymore. not technically illegal, it was a using the FIA's rules and tests against them to gain an advantage.

i'm kind of sick of this "spirit of the rules" rhetoric, write the rules clearly enough that the spirit of them is impossible to drive a cart and horses through!