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Jun 22
“Cars should be raced exactly as they qualified” – Charlie Whiting
Red Bull’s preparations for the FIA clampdown on so-called ‘hot’ exhaust diffuser blowing are well advanced, Dr Helmut Marko has warned. Marko said on Austrian television Servus TV that he regards the clampdown as a move against Sebastian Vettel’s dominance, after Red Bull pioneered and perfected the technology for its RB7 car.
Aug 29
Mercedes is still having problems with the ongoing development of its 2010 car
Although the German marque’s focus has already switched to the design of a better car for next year, Mercedes recently introduced a blown diffuser that has been troublesome. At recent races, the hot fumes were burning and distorting the diffuser shape, and improvements were brought to Spa-Francorchamps for this weekend’s event.
May 20
Red Bull had to modify an element of its rear diffuser during the recent Monaco grand prix weekend.
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that McLaren identified an element of the dominant RB6′s design that did not conform with the regulations. The rear of the Adrian Newey-penned car has recently been under intense scrutiny by Red Bull’s competitors, resulting in numerous team mechanics crowding around the gearbox while it sits on the grid.
May 14
“It will be a big change and it’s going to be an interesting challenge” -Horner
Early simulations show that next year’s formula one cars will be about two seconds slower per lap. Last year, teams including Brawn, Williams and Toyota stunned their rivals by designing cars with the controversial rear aerodynamic concept.
BMW-Sauber boss Mario Theissen on Tuesday confirmed that the Swiss based team will use a “multi-level diffuser” for the first time in Turkey in two weeks. 
The ‘double’ diffuser scheduled to be added to the Red Bull package at Monaco will not be the definitive version, team boss Christian Horner has revealed. 
BMW-Sauber on Thursday finally announced it has formally dropped its protest against the legality of rear diffusers.
Force India will use an ‘interim diffuser’ for its 2009 car at this weekend’s Bahrain grand prix, team head Vijay Mallya has revealed.
McLaren rushed an interim ‘double diffuser’ onto Lewis Hamilton’s car for the Chinese grand prix weekend.
