As Formula 1’s newest controversy rumbles on, Red Bull
suspecting McLaren of injecting water into their tyres, Fred Vasseur is baffled
as to why any team would do something like that…but also revealed every team is
“trying to remove humidity from everywhere”.
According to Auto Motor und Sport, Red Bull suspect
McLaren are injecting small amounts of water into the tyres via the valves to
cool the tyres.
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By keeping the tyres cooler, the team prolongs their
performance window.
However, it’s not just McLaren with the report claiming
‘several teams’ have been benefitting from this practice with Ferrari one of those
mentioned.
Not only is the Scuderia’s team boss Vasseur baffled by
the accusation, he’s determined to stay out of the politic scrum that Red Bull
and McLaren have engaged in this season.
“I don’t know where,” Vasseur told the media in Brazil
when asked where the accusations stemmed from.
“I won’t go into this field because that it is one of the
assets of the team this year to stay away from all the polemics.
“I don’t understand the theory because I think we are all
trying to remove humidity from everywhere, not to add something into the
tyres.”
With the FIA said to be keeping a closer eye on the
tyres, Red Bull recorded their first Grand Prix win in 11 races with Max
Verstappen dominating a wet Brazilian GP as he raced from 17th on the grid to
the victory. He claimed that by 19.4s over Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was asked in his
post-race media debrief if it was coincidence or linked to the FIA’s tyre
probe.
“No comment,” was his reply.
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