News Details

FIA to increase its scrutiny of 'bendy wings' in F1

Lewis Hamilton's comment last weekend in Spain on Red Bull using a 'bendy wing' on its car may well have re-sparked the interest of the FIA on the matter, with the latter set to increase its scrutiny of flexible wings in F1. In Barcelona, Hamilton contended that the rear wing on Max Verstappen's car was flexing at high speed, potentially decreasing the RB16B's drag on the straights and thus increasing its top speed. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner admitted to being surprised by the Mercedes driver's comment, ensuring the Milton Keynes-based outfit's car had passed all of F1's stringent load tests. "Of course, the cars are scrutineered thoroughly and there's pull back tests, and...
Full Story »
4y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FIA responds to Red Bull ‘bendy' wing story

May 12 F1's governing body has responded to accusations Red Bull may be...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Red Bull's ‘bendy' rear wing is legal –...

May 10 Red Bull's new rear wing is perfectly legal, according to team...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Hamilton: Red Bull bendy wing gained three tenths

Maybe it's a war of words, Formula 1's off-the-battlefield rules of...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA to act on 'bendy' wings

Following a comment made by Lewis Hamilton at the weekend, the FIA has...
4y ago from Pitpass.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA adapting European approach to better suit IndyCar

PREMA has nearly completed its first season fielding a pair of entries in...

NASCAR Trucks to join IndyCar for St. Petersburg race...

The 2026 schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) was...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'This wins Arsenal the Premier League' - Pundit makes...

Gabriel Agbonlahor has backed Arsenal to win the Premier League title...
30m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Tottenham reaction has emerged after Arsenal hijack...

Tottenham had agreed everything with Crystal Palace and Eberechi Eze to...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Brilliant deal' – Former player claims Arsenal...

Arsenal have been praised for signing Eberechi Eze in what looks like...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Absolute joke' – Former Spurs man slams his old...

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara has slammed his old club for...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 team change name ahead of Dutch GP

Next weekend's Dutch Grand Prix starting grid... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Stroll stays as Alonso tipped for shock Aston Martin exit

Former F1 star Johnny Herbert has tipped Aston... Read More »
40m ago from GPFans.com

F1 open to German GP return ‘if someone has a serious...

Formula 1 chief executive boss Stefano Domenicali... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.