Jun.20 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits Crimson Bull has considerations concerning the flexibility of some rival group’s entrance wing designs – particularly Mercedes.
As 2024 has progressed, Crimson Bull’s dominance has begun to fade as Ferrari and McLaren particularly closed the hole.
However even Mercedes appears to lastly be placing its struggles with the 2022 ‘floor impact’ period prior to now. Technical boss James Allison described of the breakthrough that it was a “How might we now have been so dumb-type second”.
It’s believed Crimson Bull has requested the FIA to take a a lot nearer take a look at how Mercedes’ entrance wing particularly flexes at velocity.
“They’ve a brand new entrance wing,” Crimson Bull’s F1 advisor Marko instructed Osterreich newspaper, “and on the TV footage from Montreal you may clearly see that (George) Russell and (Lewis) Hamilton’s wings are bending noticeably.
“Nevertheless, the wings had the required power once they had been accredited. It doesn’t shock me,” he mentioned. “I don’t understand how typically we needed to test our wings.”
Marko doesn’t deny that he can be maintaining a detailed eye on the scrutineering course of this weekend in Barcelona.
“Every little thing was okay (with the FIA) in Montreal. However there’s a new inspection for Barcelona and Spielberg and so forth, and it has to at all times be okay,” he mentioned.
“And everyone seems to be trying on the scenario critically – not simply us,” he insisted.
When instructed that Crimson Bull is mainly attempting to “clip Mercedes’ wings”, the 81-year-old laughed and replied: “A humorous play on phrases. One thing satirical.
“But when that occurs, it is going to be the FIA who did it.”
