Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli have been excluded from this afternoon’s qualifying session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after qualifying sixth and eighth respectively. The duo will therefore join Lewis Hamilton at the back of the grid for Sunday’s 58-lap event.Post-qualifying inspection revealed that the TF109 wings flexed excessively and therefore contravene Article 3.15 of the FIA technical regulations which specified that wings must not have any ‘degree of freedom’.
Toyota statement
"Toyota Motorsport has been informed that the rear wing of the TF109 has been found to demonstrate "extreme flexibility" by the Australian Grand Prix stewards.
"The design has passed our own internal test procedures which are designed to reproduce twice the proscribed official load tests. In light of this decision it is clear we must review these procedures to ensure there is no repeat of this situation and we will also review our production processes to ensure there is no variation between parts.
"We naturally accept and respect the decision of the race stewards. We intend to modify the components overnight and we are confident these modifications will not result in any performance drop."
Further details to follow...
Article 3.15 of the technical regulations
'With the exception of the cover described in Article 6.5.2 (when used in the pit lane), the driver adjustable bodywork described in Article 3.
18 and the ducts described in Article 11.4, any specific part of the car influencing its aerodynamic performance: - must comply with the rules relating to bodywork; must be rigidly secured to the entirely sprung part of the car (rigidly secured means not having any degree of freedom).'
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