Diffuser Protest lodged

The diffuser designs on the Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams cars have been officially protested against by BMW Sauber, Ferrari, Red Bull and Renault in Melbourne. They are stating that the diffuser is too tall on the back of the car for the regulations. The teams in their defense believe they are merely using a loophole in the rules. This is all after they cleared Thursday scrutineering with the Albert Park stewards.

The stewards in Melbourne will decide if the cars are legal or not and if they can race in their current form. However if there is an appeal over this ruling then the decision will fall to the FIA, most likely at a later date.

Bernie Ecclestone has said publicly that the other teams should just copy this diffuser design and interpretation of the rules and not protest. This would indicate that if it does go to the FIA that the design will be upheld. One thing for sure is that politics, as usual are going to play their part in this season before it even starts.