'Surprised' Horner Responds to Comments About 'Bendy' Wing

Red Bull have made quite a few strides in their performance and are now Mercedes’ strongest championship rival. This also puts them under a lot of scrutiny especially with every new upgrade they introduce and their compliance with F1’s stringent rules. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton pointed out the new wing on the Red Bull car in Spain and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has now responded.

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Hamilton had pointed out the wing in question and how it has helped Red Bull to improve

“The Red Bulls are very fast on the straights. They have a bendy wing on the back of their car. As a result, they have gained at least three tenths in speed”

“They will now be faster on the straights than us, and it will be difficult to keep them behind”

Christian Horner responded by explaining how the wings are totally legal

“I have seen the comments. The cars are scrutineered thoroughly, and there's pull back tests, and all kinds of different tests it has to pass. The FIA are completely happy with the car, that it has passed all of those tests that are pretty stringent”

He summed up his words by implying that Hamilton’s thoughts may have originated elsewhere

“So, I was surprised to see his comments on that. But it's something that Toto [Wolff] has mentioned to me previously. I doubt it was Lewis' opinion, so probably came from elsewhere”
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks that the criticism against them “doesn't do honour to the team, because” “it's a team performance”

Former driver Sergei Sirotkin feels that development “is where Red Bull still has something to learn”

Lewis Hamilton never wants “to be in the position that” they “were in in January, in February” last year with delayed contract negotiations

He further revealed that “it ruined” his “whole winter and” he’s “sure it wasn't helpful for” Toto Wolff’s winter either

He then pointed out that they “still have 19 races to do, but it would be great to get something in place before the break”

This way, they “could, again, be in that break and have a clear picture of the future”

FIA race director Michael Masi has confirmed that the Spanish GP was “the first time that” they “really started” broadcasting the radio messages between the teams and race direction

He divulged that “it actually came up during a consultation with the F1 committee last year”

This was “so that viewers can hear what the communication is like between the pit wall and the teams, as that is something” they “do very often”

Honda F1's Technical Director Toyoharu Tanabe feels that “it’s difficult to overtake from eighth place” referring to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez

He added that if they “don't improve” strategy and overall speed, they “can't beat Mercedes”

As such, Honda “are going to do” their “best to make the power unit faster”

Christian Horner accepts that they need Sergio Perez to provide strategic backup for Max Verstappen “so that Mercedes don't have the strategic options that they had” in Spain

However, he is also convinced that “it's coming together for” Perez “as he finds more confidence and time in the car”
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