'Reactive ride systems banned'

[Dare]

Red Bull Racing are in no hurry to develop their own reactive ride system as reports emerge claiming it has "just" been banned.

Last November, during Formula One's Young Driver test in Abu Dhabi, it emerged that Lotus were running a reactive ride system, which is aimed at increasing stability and aerodynamic performance.

Lotus pioneered the system with Ferrari revealing during their Wrooom! event earlier this month that they were working on developing their own reactive ride height system.

However, reigning World Champion's Red Bull Racing say that while it is "interesting", they have yet to go down that route.

"It's like all of these things, it's about how they work and how they are integrated in the car," team boss Christian Horner told Autosport.

"Things have to work as a package rather than as individual components.

"It appears to be an interesting concept but I'm the wrong person to be commenting on it."

And Red Bull's decision not to rush the system could be the right call as, according to Williams, the reactive ride system has "just" been banned by the FIA.

On Friday, speaking on The Flying Lap with Peter Windsor, Williams' chief operating officer Mark Gillan said: "The FIA have just banned that particular type of system... from a cursory look it looks as though they are aiming to ban that type of system."

Other reports state that the teams were informed of the ban by the FIA on Friday.

Good news for Red Bull, not so much for Lotus and Ferrari.

[cosworth151]

First the FIA said it was OK, and now they ban it. Ferrari's system must not have worked.

[John S]

What's with the FIA?   First you can shell out money and design your car assuming it's legal then you've got to go back to square one with just a few weeks to the first test.   
Level playing field - my Arse.    Whatever happened to F1 being the pinnacle of technology in motorsport? 

Perhaps in fairness to all us fans, looking forward to the racing being a bit more mixed up this year. the FIA should come clean and tell us just who may have been lobbying against reactive ride systems.

[Jericoke]

I remember when Renault was told the double decker diffuser was illegal too.

With the aborted reverse exhaust, and now the banned reactive ride height, you've got to admire their interest in trying new things in F1.  They just need someone who can stand up to Jean Todt

[Dare]

Remember when they almost caused Alonso to lose his title?I
can't remember what it was they outlawed then.

[David]

First the FIA said it was OK, and now they ban it. Ferrari's system must not have worked.

  Now now Cos.

[Scott]

Hehe...earlier than I thought, but not so surprised.

[Jugirl]

Remember when they almost caused Alonso to lose his title?I
can't remember what it was they outlawed then.

It was the mass damper system Dare. They tried everything to help Schumi win the title in what appeared to be his final year...But my man was just too good

Ju

Ps Cos...

[lkjohnson1950]

I read that Lotus filed a patent in the UK. Maybe nobody could design a system that didn't require paying Renault a fee.

[Scott]

First the FIA said it was OK, and now they ban it. Ferrari's system must not have worked.

  Now now Cos.

He's probably right 

[Monty]

Of course RBR aren't worried. They have been using their WFW reactive ride system for the last two seasons. If everyone else could learn how to make WFW work they wouldn't need a change to the rules.
* WFW = Wobbly Front Wing   

[Alianora La Canta]

Remember when they almost caused Alonso to lose his title?I
can't remember what it was they outlawed then.

Mass dampers. As it happens, that extremely marginal interpretation of Article 3.15 is what enabled the reactive ride system to be banned...