After Hamilton was excluded from qualifying due to a technical violation, Hamilton recovered from 20th place on the grid to fifth place for Mercedes in the 24-lap sprint race in Interlagos and pulled off several passes at the end of the start-finish straight.
The indictment came after Red Bull’s intrigues over the rear wing design of Mercedes, which prompted technical boss Adrian Newey to submit an inquiry to the FIA at the beginning of the race weekend.
World Championship leader Max Verstappen said after the sprint race that he inspected and touched Hamilton’s rear wing after qualifying to see “how much the rear wing is flexing at this point,” resulting in a € 50,000 fine for violating Parc Ferme rules led.
Red Bull F1 boss Horner said the team was not surprised by Mercedes’ pace after Verstappen lost the sprint race win to Valtteri Bottas. .
Hamilton was on the road with a new engine in Brazil and will therefore be serving a starting penalty of five places on Sunday, which gave him 10th place at the start of the race.
“We saw yesterday that it is just phenomenal, especially with the size of the rear wing that you have on the car,” said Horner at Sky Sports. “We have to try to focus on it with our own performance.”
Horner added, “I think it’s obviously something that allows the car to go at such speeds.
“Something has to happen because physics wouldn’t allow it, the kind of horsepower delta you need to get this done would be pretty significant.
“We’re obviously trying to understand what it is and go from there.”
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
When asked about Newey’s meeting with the stewards and whether Red Bull was going to stir up the FIA, Horner said, “It’s something we’ve been seeing for a while, but it’s up to the FIA, the police.
“The rules are pretty concise, they are getting more and more restrictive. So we will keep an eye on that, because especially with Lewis today you saw that it was just a different league.”
“I think it was 27 km / h faster than the Lando [Norris] when he passed him, which is a different formula.
“But you know it’s a great ride from him. I think I said before the race that you can really overtake on this track. “
Horner was of the opinion that Red Bull “knows exactly what it is” that gave Mercedes the pace advantage, and that “the engineers need to be discussed” about the next steps to be taken.
Red Bull was previously forced to revise its own rear wing design after the FIA took action against so-called “Flexi-Wings” six months ago due to concerns from Mercedes.
Horner said the back and forth between teams on technical issues was part of the F1 battle for the title.
“That’s Formula 1, isn’t it?” Said Horner.
“I mean, our rear wing, apparently a technical guideline came out that changed the testing process and the wing was revised accordingly. You know, we might need a change to the tests.
“There are a lot of clever engineers. That’s Formula 1, that’s what business is about. “
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