Mercedes ‘loves’ that Red Bull is focusing on F1 engine query - Wolff
Ahead of the Dutch Grand Pꦆrix, it emerged that Red Bull has lodged a query to the FIA relating to a potential ‘trick’ it believes Mercedes is pulling off with the sensors of its power unit that monitor the engine’s inlet plenum temperatures.
Red Bull has asked the FIA to check Mercedes’ power unit to ensure it is not gaining an unfair advantage from engine cooling. F1’s regulations state the plenum air temperat♔ure must be at least 10 degrees above the external ambient temperature, something which is policed by FIA sensors.
Mercedes and Red Bull are locked in an intense battle for supremacy in the 2021 title race and the latest query follows a number of earlie🍒r accusations aimed at Red Bull by the Mercedes camp relating to flexi-wings and pit stop times.
“We love the fact that they are spending time on these things and ♔researching and we welcome very much any intuitive that they wish to do and then look at it,” Wolff told Sky.
“If that is a distraction for the other teams than that🎀 is good.”
Sp꧃eaking in the press conference later on Friday at Zandvoort, Wolff revealed he had first learned of Red Bull’s query “a couple of da𓆏ys ago.”
“I would wish we had some kind of special solution but it’s♈ the modus operandi in Formula 1, busi✨ness as usual,” he added.
“Queries are being taken to the FIA, questions are b𝕴eing asked. That’s complet🌳ely normal.”
Asked ✤to explain the reasoning for the query, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said: “Well I think, as is the nature with all technical clarifications, they go continually between all the teams.
“Those classifications are usually t🧜o ascertain if something is, in thꦍe eyes of the governing body, acceptable as a solution. Of course if it is you follow suit.
“But we’ve had numerous of those this year with our 🧜car and I think it’s somethin♓g not unique to Red Bull and this topic certainly isn’t unique to Red Bull.
“That dialogue between the engineers, within their forums, within the technical wo📖rking groups, is an ongoing process. So I༺’m sure it doesn’t come as any surprise."
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