Since this morning, all the talk in the Formula 1 world has been about the latest rumor circulating. One of the teams is allegedly using an illegal device to modify their car’s setup during parc fermé conditions, gaining an advantage. Despite the FIA’s swift response by revising its testing methods, it seems the team in question has “admitted” to the issue. Below are all the details.
Red Bull’s version
According to a report from the BBC, in the past few hours, a Red Bull Racing spokesperson stated: “Yes, the device exists, although it is inaccessible once the car is fully assembled and ready to race. In the numerous exchanges we’ve had with the FIA, this issue came up, and we’ve agreed on a plan for the future.”
Lando Norris, McLaren driver and rival to Max Verstappen for the drivers’ championship, commented on the matter: “It’s one thing to have this device in the car, but another is how it’s exploited and used, something we don’t know. If they used it the way it’s being speculated, perhaps things will change now, but they didn’t get multiple poles and wins just because of this one detail. I don’t think there will be much of a difference. But when pole positions are decided by thousandths of a second, maybe we can say something might have changed.”
Sources close to the situation state that the FIA was informed about the device on the Red Bull during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend and immediately began working to resolve the matter.
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