McLaren has confirmed that it will remove its FRIC (front to rear inter-connected) suspension system for the German Grand Prix.
The outfit is the first to confirm that it is taking the step and it’s likely all other teams will follow suit to ensure they comply with the regulations, after the FIA revealed that it deemed the systems illegal.
“McLaren does not currently intend to run a FRIC suspension system at the German Grand Prix,” a McLaren spokesman told Autosport.
“McLaren will comply with the FIA’s rulings on the matter.”
The governing body had offered to delay the ban until 2015, but it requires a unanimous vote which looks unlikely to happen according to Force India’s chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer.
“I think the likelyhood of unanimous agreement is zero,” he stated.
Should a team choose to keep running FRIC, then it runs the risk of a rival outfit lodging a protest, which could invalidate the results of the race – therefore it’s likely all 11 teams will opt to remove it.
