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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
There was no rule that excluded a system like Mercs DAS.
True the FIA could have banned it immediately...but its a genuine innovation, something other teams could easily have copied but haven't.
Banning the device for next season was a compromise, I suspect more for safety and reducing cost than because it gave Mercedes much of an advantage.
Its not like the FIA haven't been lenient with other teams in the past for worse like outright cheating (again see Red Bull front wing)...so their decision on DAS seems fair.
I do agree though that the Mercedes power advantage (whatever it is) is annoying and not good for the spectacle of F1 and I'd much rather all the cars were much closer in performance.
Part of me would like F1 to have a system similar to the BTCC with success ballast and top ten reverse grids etc...but then it would be less F1 and more of an entertainment show.
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Your fixation with RB front wing is getting comical, more important is Merc's dominance since '14 in a lot of areas and bringing in politics which should be stamped out by FIA.
Can't understand you following with Merc,you didn't seem to support any particular driver/team before but I do agree with you in bringing in success ballast to curtail any runaway winners like HAM.