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| Horner added that more consultation between teams and the FIA was needed and "a bit more of a collaborative approach". Formula One F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - June 11, 2022 Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner during qualifying. (File photo by= REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Pool) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MONTREAL: Formula One's governing body should make sure Mercedes have a safer car rather than changing the rules for everyone, Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested on Friday.
Horner told Reuters at the Canadian Grand Prix that soaring inflation and energy costs were a more pressing problem than 'porpoising', the bouncing phenomenon suffered in its most extreme by Mercedes. He said an FIA technical directive sent to the teams on Thursday and setting out measures to be taken on safety grounds would be hard to police, and questioned why it was even necessary. "It seems very unfair at this point of the year when there’s only really one team that’s missed the target," said Horner in a clear reference to the struggling champions.
Horner, whose team has won six of eight races and are leading both championships, suggested then that some might be over-playing the problems to secure a favorable rule change on safety grounds. Horner said that if the FIA wanted to intervene on safety grounds it could always disqualify a dangerous car by having a black flag waved. Meanwhile, Mercedes' seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton told reporters after last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix that it had been his toughest race and he had got through it with gritted teeth.
