Motor racing-Diffuser row could have been avoided, says Brawn

By Alan Baldwin

SEPANG, Malaysia, April 5 (Reuters) - Formula One's diffuser controversy could have been avoided if those teams now protesting had embraced proposed rule changes a year ago, according to Ross Brawn.

The Brawn GP owner told reporters at the Malaysian Grand Prix that an attempt to simplify aspects of the 2009 regulations at an FIA technical meeting in March last year had been rejected.

The debate surrounds the rear diffuser, which channels the flow ...