The FIA has decided to reinforce its scrutiny of special engine modes that help exhaust blowing of rear wings in Formula 1. Nikolas Tombazis, the governing body's head of single seater technical matters, has sent a note to teams reiterating the FIA's stance on exhaust blowing, reminding competitors that it would not allow trick engine modes or any other means which could induce the blowing. "We do not accept that engine modes specifically designed to increase the exhaust flow in corners are permissible,” wrote Tombazis. “Such (not permissable) engine modes can be either specific to a compressor-turbine by-pass system, or to flow passing through the cylinders," wrote Tombazis....
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