Team test driver Marc Gene has played down the impact that the FIA’s new clamp-down on flexible floors will have on Ferrari’s pace at the upcoming Spanish grand prix.
The Spaniard said Maranello based engineers had to slightly modify the under-body of the F2007 single seater following the first rule clarification earlier in 2007, which was sparked by the informal complaint of rival team McLaren.
But “our car has been legal all season,” Gene, 33, is quoted as saying by the newspaper Diario As.
“We made some adjustments to pass the test and it made no difference to our lap times.
“I see this as an issue that affects all teams, not just us. Our floor moves only so it doesn’t break in the event of an impact.”
Gene explained that he thought the renewed flexibility tests, to quadruple the load applied by the governing body’s scrutineers, would require another tweak for the existing design.
