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Renault exhaust legal for now - Whiting

Mar.15 F1's governing body will not ask Renault to change the layout of its 2018 exhaust. The yellow and black car turned heads during Barcelona testing because it appeared the exhaust had been angled towards a specially heat-resistant rear wing. That is despite the fact that exhaust 'blowing' is not allowed. But F1 race director Charlie Whiting is quoted by Italy's Autosprint: "I think any advantage they get is absolutely marginal. "I see no problem, provided they do not operate the engine in a mode that would not be normal," he added. He is referring to any special 'exhaust blowing' engine maps, but said that apart from that, what Renault is doing is not sinister....
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