F1 Malaysia happened over the weekend at the Sepang circuit. The Race was decent although not quite as good as last weekends opener (Fisi did well coming in first, with Alonso and Button after him)

However that was not really the story of the weekend, there has been a lot of fuss about Ferrari’s (miss)interpretation of the 2006 rules about movable aero surfaces.

This showed up last race when Renault complained that the Ferrari rear wing was deforming at speed, and then this week complaint’s the front wing was doing the same have come to light.

Now I’m all for trying to get the most from the rules you can, but building a wing that does deform, and is still able to pass the FIA checks is not the same.

It is believed that the front wing does what it does to stop the car’s balance being upset (low downforce at the rear, therefore if the front did not lower it’s downforce you would have a tail happy car SpeedTV have a good article on the nose wing).

The biggest problem though, is not the Ferrari team itself (the wings so far have not afforded them any better pace in reality), the problem is their boss Jean Todt who said this when asked about the apparent deal that the other teams had come to with him making Ferrari use a ‘fixed’ nose and rear for Australia

“We are not in Melbourne. Ask me the question in Melbourne. Myself, I try to be a manager. I’m not a technical director. So my people know much better, and they will then suggest me what to do. You must know your limits in life. I try to know mine.”

Asked whether a deal had been done, Todt said: “I would never do a deal with anybody in this business. Only people I contract to work with Ferrari. That’s the only deal I do.”

So then, will Ferrari turn up to Australia and try get away with the bendy wing’s or will they turn up and be slow(er)? What level of performance are they gaining because of the wing design? If the Ferrari’s keep the wing design, and it is ratified by the FIA then all the other teams will do the same thing (if they are not already working on them for Australia).

On a slightly biased note, it’s nice to see Toyota a bit quicker, Ralf posted a 1:35:686 fastest lap only 2 100ths slower than his brother in the Ferrari (also on Bridgestone’s), Trulli was struggling throughout the GP due to a damaged rear diffuser.