Red Bull is said to be in talks with the FIA regarding a very delicate technical aspect, with Ferrari and Mercedes in their sights.
The F1 World Championship arrives in Spain this weekend, with the Ferrari who is eager for redemption after the terrible weekend in Montreal. The new evolutionary package will be approved on the SF-24, with a new fund representing the main innovation, just one month after the debut of the upgrades that were brought to Imola. The objective, through the fund, will be to improve at low speeds, without forgetting some bodywork updates, especially at the rear.
Charles Leclerc is still second in the standings, but now 56 points behind Red Bull Of Max Verstappenabsolute master in Canada, despite an RB20, to date, far from unbeatable. Ferrari is called upon to make an important response on a track that is unfavorable on paperand where also the McLaren she is expected to play a major role. Meanwhile, the SF-24 and the Mercedes they come under fire for the flexibility of their front wings.
Ferrari, flexible wings in the eye of the storm
There Red Bull it is no longer in the comfort zone it had in 2023, when there was a sensational advantage over the competition, which allowed it to win almost all the races except one. Ferrari and McLaren have now significantly closed the gapand it must be said that even the Mercedesnon-existent until Monte-Carlo, has once again become a protagonist in Canada, with George Russell author of the pole position and third on the finish line.
Well, it seems that Red Bull is in contact with the FIA to highlight the flexibility of the front wings of Ferrari and Mercedes, with the new element of the F1 W15 that debuted in Monte-Carlo immediately coming under fire. As reported by “Auto Motor und Sport“, the Milton Keynes team would have requested clarification on the matter, also referring to the front wing of the SF-24, which however has less flexibility than the Mercedes.
We remember that on the occasion of last year’s Singapore GP, won by Carlo Sainz on the Red, the FIA had introduced the technical directive TD18, with the aim of eliminating the flexibility of the front wings. In fact, according to the regulations, there must be no moving elements on the single-seaters, and it will now be very interesting to understand how the International Federation will respond to Red Bull. The F1 summer promises to be very hot, and not just on the track.
