The floor stay loophole behind Red Bull and Audi’s sidepods - and why it is being closed for 2027
Mark Hughes explains how a floor stay exemption has allowed Red Bull and Audi to run sharper sidepod undercuts in 2026 – and how the FIA’s rule change will curb the benefit from 2027.
A clever regulation loophole used this season by Red Bull and Audi has been outlawed as from next season. The ‘floor stay’ loophole gets around the regulation limiting the radius angle on the edges of the sidepod, to give a much more aggressive shape... [287 chars]
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