Red Bull F1 team leader Christian Horner is convinced that Mercedes’ F1’s straight-line speed has increased sharply because of its special “design.”
The Mercedes F1 has had a particularly straight-line advantage over Red Bull Honda in the last few races, boosting hope in the remaining six races of the F1 World Champion.
Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner believes it’s not purely an engine upgrade. Instead, he mentions a “device” that he suspects is straight down the rear of the W12. Former F1 driver Paul di Resta, a Sky F1 expert, also emphasized in subsequent analysis.
“I think Mercedes is clearly optimizing a linear device that can run on that type of circuit,” Christian Horner said during the FP1.Sky F1 And mentioned the previous race at Istanbul Park.
“Looking at the rear of their car, you can see how it goes down. I think Turkey has demonstrated its strengths.”
But Christian Horner, as Red Bull Honda, says it doesn’t suggest that Mercedes is doing something illegal.
Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes F1 team, dismissed Christian Horner’s claim as just “noise.”
“I think we’re fully aware that this is a sport where athletes are constantly trying to find out if there is any silver bullet,” Toto Wolff said.
“In my experience, there is no such thing. It is all the small benefits, the slightest benefits that bring additional performance.”
“We really have a better understanding of our car and we are trying to improve performance in lap times without listening too much to the noise.”
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