News Details

FIA plays down Mercedes ‘two-phase' wing row

Mar.28 The FIA has moved to calm the controversy over Mercedes' so-called 'two-phase' front wing, insisting the issue was minor and not worthy of formal action. The system drew attention after the Chinese GP, when Ferrari queried whether the transition between straight-line and cornering modes was occurring in two stages rather than one continuous motion. Mercedes subsequently made adjustments ahead of Suzuka, with drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli both insisting the behaviour was not deliberate and offered no advantage. 'It was unintentional and certainly not an advantage. In fact, it was a problem,' Russell said, explaining the wing could still be open under braking. Antonelli...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Red Bull ‘not surprised' by Mercedes' domination...

Laurent Mekies has conceded it has a "difficult" road ahead as...
2mo ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Ferrari queries Mercedes ‘two-phase' front wing

Mar.25 Ferrari has approached the FIA for clarification over Mercedes'...
2mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Newey ‘not doing well' as crisis deepens –...

Mar.25 Dr Helmut Marko has revealed he has been in contact with Adrian...
2mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Perez rejects ‘rusty' claim as Cadillac duo...

Mar.27 Sergio Perez has pushed back at suggestions he and teammate...
2mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Graham Rahal fumes over ‘completely unnecessary’...

On Sunday’s race in downtown Detroit, it seemed that Graham Rahal was...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Former Liverpool star predicts Arsenal to drop to 4th,...

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey expects his old club to bounce back...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

This week’s soccer questions: where next for Arsenal...

look at Mikel Arteta’s next steps, Liverpool potentially missing out on...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Sources: Arsenal offered 60m forward transfer, Man...

One big name looks set to be available for around 60m this summer, and...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Decision soon on 'fantastic' Arsenal & Chelsea...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken out on the future of...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.