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Williams slams Force India over wind tunnel jibe

Williams' Pat Symonds has slammed Force India for dismissing wind tunnels as "dinosaur technology". Red Bull has controversially proposed that wind tunnels be banned from formula one. It did not receive widespread support, except from the Force India deputy chief Bob Fernley, who said in Malaysia two weeks ago that F1 should move on. "If F1 is the pinnacle of motor sport," he said, "it should be pushing the boundaries, and the boundaries are in CFD and hybrid. "And I think environmentally it (wind tunnels) is sending the wrong message as well, as these things are huge consumers of electricity," added Fernley. Williams technical boss Symonds, however, on...
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