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Mark Webber has hit out at the suggestion that the Red Bull he drove tovictory at the Monaco Grand Prix was illegal in a passionatestatement ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. Both Red Bull cars had been running with holes on the floor just infront of the rear wheel since the Bahrain Grand Prix, where thesystem passed FIA inspection. Rival teams, including McLaren andFerrari, had unofficially raised the issue of whether it was legalat Monaco but made no formal protest. A week later the FIA issuedwhat it termed as a "rule clarification" declaring the designillegal, although Sauber and Ferrari use a similar system but witha gap on the floor's edge that allows it to be designated as aslot. "In relation to winning races with an illegal car, I am happy to becalled lots of things and to have criticism about my driving but Iwill not stand criticism in that respect," said Webber. "It really pisses me off, to be honest, because it has passed everysingle technical regulation. All the teams who were against it didnot make any protest after Monaco. The car passed the test afterBahrain, the car passed the test after Monaco and now there hasbeen a new interpretation of the rule." Despite, as Webber noted, the design having been declared withinthe rules by FIA technical delegate, Charlie Whiting, theclarification ahead of the race here in Montreal was almostcertainly made to forestall continued debate and even potentialformal protests from other teams, in the wake of lengthy technicaldiscussions last year over the diffuser which was seen by manyinside and outside the paddock as off-putting for fans. Webber, however, did remain optimistic that the Red Bull wouldremain competitive in Canada. "We had a car that was legal for thefirst part of the season," he said. "Now that rule has changed andwe will start again so I am looking forward to it. "We are very optimistic that the change won't affect us at all. Youwon't believe this but we had changes for Valencia anyway, whichincluded no holes, irrespective of the rule changes." Britain's Jenson Button, who took a stunning win overtakingSebastian Vettel on the final lap here last year after a four-hourrain-affected race but who has finished in the points only once inthe last three races was also optimistic about his chances for theworld championship despite being in seventh place, 31 points behindleader Fernando Alonso. "I purposely haven't look at the championship points in the lastfew races," he said. "But I don't think anyone is streaking aheadin the championship. But in the last few races I have retired twiceand I have scored two points in the other one. They haven't been myfinest weekends so I need to score some good points here thisweekend." Meanwhile, the traditional Thursday open day at the Circuit GillesVilleneuve was cancelled after fears of disruption by studentsprotesting against tuition fees targeting the race for publicitypurposes. Organisers remain concerned that protesters will attemptfurther action over the weekend and although representatives of thestudents have stated that they will not disrupt the race itselfthey may target underground stations which would cause considerabledifficulties for fans travelling to the circuit. I am an expert from auto-filling-machine.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Hydraulic Tablet Press , China Bottle Labeling Machine, Bottle Filling Machine,and more.
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