Formula 1 X Wings
One of the most tricky areas that rule makers have found to police in formula 1 is flexible bodywork and wings for there can be no such thing as a zero tolerance approach.
Formula 1 x wings. The x wings or pylons were born of a desperate need to instil more grip in a car that was fundamentally short of both horsepower and downforce. The x wings from tyrrell are the big excitement in 1997 and 1998 formula 1 teams know that they have to push their limits to get the best out of their rules. The nature of physics. One of the most difficult areas that the fias technical stewards have found to police in formula 1 is flexible bodywork and wings as there can be no such thing as a zero tolerance approach.
But sometimes they go a little too far. The f1 regulations prohibited downforce generating wings in various key areas of the car but at the time the space above and to the side of the drivers head was fair game. It is the first aerodynamic part that comes into contact with the undisturbed air flow and for this reason it is responsible for how the air flow will interact with the rest of the car.