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Storm brewing? Will rivals McLaren be dragged right into a technical row with Crimson Bull?
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Storm brewing? Will rivals McLaren be dragged right into a technical row with Crimson Bull?

Motorsports April 11, 2025
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This time didn’t chunk and as an alternative selected his phrases fastidiously.

Having been punished to do ‘, the F1 world champion was not going to make the identical mistake once more. Again then, he was slapped with group service for swearing, which finally final December.

As a substitute, this time he put it diplomatically and succinctly when he was requested about his ideas about McLaren’s rear wing flexing throughout the Japanese GP.

“I’m not disenchanted in that. Everyone seems to be attempting to do their greatest and a few individuals learn the rules a bit in a different way”, he stated throughout his Dutch media session on the Bahrain Grand Prix on Thursday. “I don’t make the principles. And I’m additionally not the one imposing them both.”

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The topic was raised once more after , which seems to flex below load. For context, a video of the Crimson Bull rear wing can also be hooked up to the quick clip, however doesn’t flex to the identical excessive.

There have been no technical infringements picked up by the FIA’s scrutineering at Suzuka and whereas the quick video is hardly conclusive, there may be maybe extra to it than what Verstappen is making out, particularly because the video was reposted by his dad, Jos Verstappen.

On the floor, it appears as if Verstappen is trying to brush off the issues. He even trotted out the road, “it’s as much as the FIA to determine what’s allowed”, as he volleyed the ball into the governing physique’s courtroom.

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However is there may be extra to learn in between the strains?

Certainly, the timing of his swearing outburst final 12 months in Singapore is poignant because it centred on a brewing row between Verstappen’s Crimson Bull group and McLaren over a declare the latter was benefiting from a ‘mini-DRS’ which allowed for a level of drag discount at pace.

Again then, McLaren’s rear wing has been below the highlight because the Azerbaijan GP final 12 months, but it got here to a head on the race in Singapore — earlier than Verstappen swore and the main target was shifted on the the Dutchman and his ludicrous punishment.

The FIA has since issued a brand new Technical Directive [TD] (forward of the Australian GP) with regard to rear wings. The governing physique made an excellent stricter clampdown on the Chinese language GP, slicing down the tolerance from 0.5mm to 0.25mm on a vertical load bearing take a look at on 75kg on the mainplain. For context, final 12 months, the utmost slot hole was 2mm.

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Motorsport.com understands that the FIA are conscious of the video on social media and whereas there was no official remark from the governing physique, the rear wing will come below intense scrutiny in Bahrain.And with a brand new TD not being issued till the Spanish GP in June, it may come to a head this weekend, solely Verstappen won’t be doing the finger-pointing.

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