After Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko called on the FIA to analyse the McLaren and Mercedes front wings, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said they will change their wing if they are deemed legal by FIA.
Red Bull has seen its Formula 1 dominance slip away after a strong start to F1 2024, with McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari having all risen to race-winning level. McLaren has emerged as the strongest title threat to Red Bull, while Mercedes won three races out of four heading into the summer break. And it is these two teams which have caught Red Bull’s attention.
Red Bull ready to take front wing action as FIA analysis requested
Additional reporting by Thomas Maher and Sam Cooper
The Italian Grand Prix served as a further blow to Red Bull – winless since June’s Spanish Grand Prix – as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were consigned to the fourth row, with Verstappen going on to finish the race P6 and Perez P8.
And Marko has called for the FIA to take a closer look at the front wings being used by McLaren and Mercedes, that area of an F1 challenger a common target for rival complaints, especially when it comes to flexi-wings.
“The front wing of McLaren and Mercedes must be analysed,” Marko stated to ORF.
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