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The FIA said its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC)
had approved changes to the 2021 technical regulations "that
will prevent the extensive use of reverse engineering of rival
designs for the design of a car’s aerodynamic surfaces."
Canadian-owned Racing Point caused controversy when their 'Pink
Mercedes' was unveiled.
The design led to a protest by rivals Renault, with Racing Point
fined 400,000 euros ($473,040) by stewards and docked 15 points
for copying Mercedes' 2019 brake ducts.
The team were allowed to continue competing without having to
redesign the offending parts.
An appeal by those who wanted a tougher punishment, and by
Racing Point against it, was dropped by all parties after the
FIA issued a clarification.
"The collaboration between FIA, Formula One and the teams has
produced a series of acts... which clarify the responsibilities
of each championship participant in the design of the components
of a single-seater," Ferrari said at the time.
The WMSC also gave final approval to the sport's new Concorde
Agreement governing the sport for the next five years. All 10
teams had agreed it already with commercial rights holders
Liberty Media.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
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