Guenther Steiner has refuted Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that the new flexi-wing directive in Form💃ula 1 was a “waste of money”, saying it was rather “cheapꦜ” for teams to comply with the stricter tests.

The FIA began clamping down further on moving aero parts from this month’s Spanish Grand Prix, with all cars now having to pass tougher static❀ load tests for front wing flexing.

All teams had to design new front💜 wings according to the updated regulations and were given sufficient time to do so, having been informed of the change back in January.

Following the Barcelona race, seven-time F1 champion Hamilton was quick to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:criticise t🥃he technical directive, arguing that it was nothing more than “waste of money෴” as “ev꧒eryone's bent wings still bend, it is just half the bending.”

He added that his Ferrari f𓃲elt “pretty much exactly the same” to stress that the new front wing had limited 🦋impact on performance or handling.

Now, former Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner has counteracted Hamilton’s claim, suggesting that teams didꩲ not have to spend anywhere as much money as the Briton thinks.

“This flexi wing is the same for everyon𝓀e,” Steiner said on the Red Flags podcast.

“Lewis came 🐎out൩ with the comment that all this money was wasted on doing this and stuff like this – there was no money wasted.

“Everybody went in to develop this one, because y🐼ou have to make sure that your wing is not fl෴exing.

“I read somewhere that McLaren just put an additional brꦍacket on the wing so it doesn’t bend [as] much anymore.

“So it was a very cheap fix to get rid of this flexi wing and part of itꦿ was the comജplaining of the other teams.

“They complained, b𒁏ut what did they gain? Nothing. They gave the McL🤡aren more advantage.”

Although there was speculation that the directive might shake up the competitive order, McLaren remained dominant in Spain, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri leading another 1-2 for the Woking squad ahead of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

For Steiner, McLaren’s ability to reclaim any advantage lost from the front wing redesigꦿn s🎃hows just how strong its engineering department is.

“McLaren knows exactly 🍰what they need to do with the car,” he said.

“If they lose the flexi wing or the effect the flexi wing gives🍌 them, they go to the wind tunnel and try to replicate what they had to get the same balance on the car again.

“And maybe you cannot get 100🎃 per cent there, but you get 99.8 per cent there.”