FIA rule tweak tipped to “play into Red Bull’s hands”

C🌄hristian Horner's Red Bull could profit from flexi-w𓆉ing saga

Christian Horner
Christian Horner

Red Bull could be the beneficiary of a rule-change for the F1 2025 season, it has been claimed.

A tweak to the regulꦦations surrounding flexi-wings has been made f𝐆or the upcoming campaign.

And while some𓄧 teams must scratch their heads to stay within the rules, Red Bull have been tipped to benefit.

Christian Horner told to 'disadvantage other teams'

“This 🍸rule change might play into Red Bull’s hands nicely,” Sk🔜y Sports’ Ted Kravitz said.

“If the new front wings h𓄧ave less elasticity, we might s🌃ee a new pecking order. It’s on the teams’ minds.

“If I was Christian Horner, and aero elasticity was not helping my car, and I wanted♍ to peg back McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes, I’d go to the FIA and♓ say ‘I am not happy about this’.

“I’d keep saying it until they changed the rules.

“I’m not saying t🌳hat’s what Horner has done. But if he’s doing his job, he would put political pressure on the FIA.

“The job of team principal is to disadvantage the o🍸ther teams.”

The FIA have confirmed that a revised technical directive will begin a🐻t the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 🦄year.

The rule will requir𓆉e every team to put their wings through sterner flexibility tesಌts.

The term ‘flexi-wing’ emerged to descr🌞ibe the innovation of balancing downforce with reducing drag.

McLaren were the team who came under the most scruti൩ny last year.

Its rear wing was dubbeℱd a ‘mini♛ DRS’, and McLaren worked alongside the FIA to made tweaks to it.

Mer🎀cedes’ front wing also attracted attention from their rivals in 2024.

The FIA’s move to clarify their expectation from the Spanish Grand P🍬rix could have d🅘iffering impacts on differing cars.

However, each team has plenty of time to 𒉰get ahead of a potential problem. The new directive does not come into effect for the first eight rounds of the 2025 F1 season, meaning the pecking order will form before any potential changes.

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