Alpine & Alfa Romeo also use 'bendy' rear wings
May 18 - At least two other Formula 1 teams will have to change the design of their rear wings in 2021, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko.
The FIA's new clarification about rear wing flexibility has been reported as directly implicating Red Bull, after Lewis Hamilton referred to the "bendy" wing on Max Verstappen's car in Barcelona.
"Our rear wing has passed all the required load tests," team official Marko told motorsport-magazin.com.
"Now there is a new criterion that has different parameters regarding downforce," he added. "This happens normally when new regulations are introduced and teams discover grey areas.
"But we are not the only ones to do it," Dr Marko insisted. "This will affect other teams as well. Both Alpine and Alfa Romeo are using rear wings that flex at high speed.
"They will also have to make changes," he said.
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Leave it alone for 2021. F1 teams have alwsys exploited these grey areas of the rules. DAS was the most recent example. The rules shouldn't be rewritten during the season. MB, Mclaren, Fetrari and Haas can decide if they want to change to a 'bendy wing' for 2021.
Looks RB are just pulling in others so as to explain it, wonder if he spoke to them first. Rules don't need rewriting just because RB break them, however, best wait for FIA to reply.
Rules are rules. Don't change the after the fact...
You don't know what rule was broken and to what degree RB broke it, if they think they haven't broken any regs what is Marko squealing like a pig.
The rules were not broken. The FIA is writing new rules. Please try to keep up...
If no rules were broken why are RB making changes. So far behind swede, again
its like drink driving, it doesnt MATTER how over the limit you are, your still convicted of an offence , yes the penalties may vary but guilty is guilty, im 50/50 on this , yes the teams push the limits but the Fia have the power to change the rules too or add new ones in, and asto which rule was apparantly broken i think the exact one has been published quite a few times already, and infact it didnt come from Lewis or Toto, MB have there top spy on the job a certain Mr Jax, thats the rumour in Monaco anyway
It was so different when Mercedes had DAS , Oh that’s okay you can run till the end of the season!!
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