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Aston Martin calm down in threat of legal action

Aston Martin have reined in their threat over legal action regarding the 2021 rule changes, saying they are 'pretty satisfied' with the FIA's reasoning. Although this year's cars are largely based on last season's, new rules came into effect related to downforce with the teams having to cut away a small piece of their cars' floors in order to reduce downforce. This was done with safety in mind as Pirelli feared their three-year-old tyres would not be able to handle increased downforce, and the higher speeds that come with it. The teams all agreed to tweaking their floors only for Pirelli to later design a more robust construction for its 2021 tyres. That floor tweak, as small as it is, has...
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