With new tougher tests on flexible wings not rolling out until after the Baku race this weekend, some teams are unhappy with the benefits of those who continue to use flexible aero parts.
Although the FIA has increased its controls in Baku by adding new locator stickers and has proposed in an updated technical guideline to react if teams push too far, McLaren says that something needs to be done immediately when the outfits are worn continue to run. Trick designs.
Team boss Andreas Seidl said: “If, from our point of view, we see evasive maneuvers again, as we saw in Barcelona, we have to act here this weekend. I don’t know yet what this action will look like in the paddock. “
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Seidl has welcomed the updated guidelines from the FIA regarding the umbrella association’s stance on the flexibility of the rear wing, but it is clear that his team is still dissatisfied that the new tougher retraction tests have not yet been carried out.
“We are pleased with all of the measures the FIA has taken with the technical guideline, even with the update to the technical guideline,” he said.
“The only thing we’re still not happy with, and that’s the point of the discussion, is why you let teams that have benefited multiple races keep using these devices with a car that was not regulated.”
And while it is impossible for wings to be completely stiff, so some flexing must be allowed, Seidl says the FIA should consider the intent of the design when assessing what is allowed and what is not.
“It’s not just the distraction that you see, but in the end, it’s important that the FIA investigate how that distraction comes about,” he said.
“If this deflection is produced by a design that is clearly designed to pass the test provided for in the regulations, then it is intentionally creating an excessive deflection that is apparently not within 3.8 [of the rules that bans moveable aerodynamic devices]. “
When teams run with flexible wings and the FIA does not intervene, the door remains open for rivals to appeal. Mercedes has already suggested taking such action.
Seidl failed to confirm whether or not McLaren would take this route, but said it would be assessed later over the weekend.
“I don’t want to discuss a protest at the moment,” he said when asked about the timing of a complaint.
“In general, there is no point in doing anything before the event, as you can change a rear wing on Saturday morning. There is no point in doing something on a Friday evening.”
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