Red Bull defends itself by accusing Fernando Alonso's Alpine of irregularities | Formula 1

The FIA has been against flexible wings and has even given Red Bull to the French Grand Prix to modify its car. The Austrian team, for its part, sees this as an anti-Red Bull measure since Alpine, Fernando Alonso’s team, and Aston Martin use similar wings. “Our rear wing has passed all the load tests that are required. . Right now, there is a new criterion that has different parameters regarding downforce. This is what often happens when new regulations are introduced and teams discover confusing areas, however we are not alone as this will affect other teams. Both Alpine and Alfa Romeo are using rear wings that flex at high speed. They too will be forced to make changes ”, said Helmut Marko, Red Bull advisor, in Motorsport-Magazin. Although the Austrian did not hesitate to point to Alpine and Alfa Romeo it was Hamilton who pointed to Red Bull during the Gran Prize from Spain. Helmut Marko also alluded to this: “The reason we opted for a smaller rear wing was because we were too slow on the straights. After doing so, Hamilton saw, as he rolled behind us, that we were quite fast in reducing the load on the wing. They were two things that came together at the same time. Already in the past we had to readjust the front wings two or three times a season during our successful period in Formula 1. I can assure you that all this is not a handicap that is decisive for the World Championship. Our fight with Mercedes will continue. We are not like BMW, which in 2008 said their plan was to be world champions next year.We do not have that thought, but we have planned updates until the summer holidays and then we will see where we are. ”Alpine’s wing and its performance So Red Bull is confident that it will continue to fight for the World Championship even if it has to make changes to its wing. It remains to be seen how this measure affects Alpine and Fernando Alonso. The French team has made progress in recent races, placing fifth in the Constructors’ World Championship behind McLaren and Ferrari and ahead of AlphaTauri and Aston Martin. Red Bull, in the hands of Verstappen One of the reasons why Red Bull hopes to continue fighting for the championship is for the good time of Max Verstappen. Helmut Marko, has commented on the matter: “Max is much more relaxed than he has been in a long time. He only got pissed off at Portimao, and it was because he got pole and they took it away from him. The one now is a much more mature Max. For example, on Friday in Imola he had the problem with the transmission shaft. Before I would have screamed like a madman. We are aware that you have been racing for a relatively long time with inferior material against Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton. However, now this situation has changed thanks to Honda. Ferrari men, in their day, were also fighting with Mercedes, but there were other reasons. In the hybrid era, the Mercedes engine has always been very dominant. ”The FIA and flexible wings Although Red Bull claims its wings are legal, Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA’s single-seater technical chief, said:“ We have heard about some cases in which rear designs that meet the requirements of articles 3.9.3 and 3.9.4, however, exhibit excessive deflections while the cars are in motion ”.“We will be attentive to any abnormal behavior in the deformation of the rear wing. In particular, we will not tolerate any persistent out-of-plane deformation that can be achieved to circumvent the symmetrical load applied in load deflection tests, “he added.” All teams have until the French Grand Prix to make all the necessary changes and that they always comply with the regulations published by the FIA ”, concluded Nikolas Tombazis. Therefore, Red Bull, Alpine and Aston Martin will have to undertake these changes before the eighth race of the World Championship, which will take place on June 27.