Mercedes has alerted the FIA ​​of the possible regulatory gap on exhausts

The latest controversy over blower exhausts being released in F1 was triggered by a report from Mercedes. At the end of the tests in Barcelona last week, it was rumored that the teams powered by Mercedes and Renault engines would have to adopt different mappings after the FIA ​​had decided to plug a new regulatory hole discovered in the software of the single electronic control unit.

For 2012, the FIA ​​has banned the use of exhaust gases for aerodynamic purposes, but in the paddock people continue to talk about the effect of the gases despite the ban.

According to Auto Motor und Sport, it was Mercedes engineers who discovered the regulatory gap that would still allow the effect of the gas to be exploited when the accelerator is not pressed.

“The FIA ​​responded by modifying the software” we read in the German newspaper.

The gap reported by Mercedes, however, could only be exploited at the cost of a significant increase in fuel consumption and a greater risk of damage to the engine.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Red Bull RB8 was making a strange noise in the chicanes of Barcelona last week.