Red Bull team principal Christian Horner suspects that there are some devious tactics at play from Mercedes as they try to action a change in regulations next season. The Silver Arrows have been off the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari this year after the return of ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations, and one of their bigger issues has been “porpoising” and bouncing. The aggressive contact with the track surface became a safety issue, so the FIA stepped in and introduced measures to make the cars safer as of the Belgian Grand Prix after the summer break. Next season, they have proposed changes to the front wing, the diffuser throat, the stringency of deflection...
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