Originally Posted By Chris99
But did they (legally) do anything wrong?

The ECU's were set up so under they met the requirements of the test when the car was operating under the test conditions.

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I know what you mean.

I do think it smacks of an engineer's solution. This sort of ruse would hardly raise an eyebrow in F1.

Back in the late 70's, yacht designers were adding "bumps" and distortions to hull shapes at measurement points on racing yachts under the old IOR handicapping system to trick the measurer into calculating a greater displacement (i.e. More weight, which would tend to make the boat slower, leading to the awarding of a more favorable handicap). Not at all what the rule intended, it also led to many of the boats being pigs to sail. Ultimately it spelt the end for that particular handicapping system.

Giles. Mogless in Paris.