Why flexi-wing tests were not F1’s ”magic bullet”

Formula 1’s flexi-wing furore has been simmering for months, but came to a ragged and inconsequential termination during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend when new deflection tests were applied – and not much changed.
The tests clamped down on the amount of flex permitted on the front wings of F1’s machinery, and followed a similar tightening of the regulation around aero-elasticity in rear …Keep reading