The FIA has moved to ban the reactive ride-height systems which have been the subject of much discussion during the off-season.
The governing body released a technical directive on Friday evening effectively banning such systems which regulate the ride-height through the brake torque which is linked to the suspension, hydraulics then adjust the ride-height under braking and acceleration to keep the car level.
Despite earlier being deemed legal, it has now been banned, Williams Chief Operating Engineer, Mark Gillan confirmed.
“The FIA have just banned that particular type of system,” he revealed on The Flying Lap. “It looks, from a cursory look, that they are aiming to ban that type of system, but I need to look at it in a bit more detail.”
Lotus, which pioneered the system thought to be worth up to three tenths per lap, will now be on the back foot as changes will need to be made to their 2012 car, set to be revealed on February 5th, to ensure it meets the new technical directive.
Ferrari and Mercedes also had similar system in the pipeline after both teams confirmed they had approached the FIA with their own designs, to ensure they were legal before developing them further.
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