Red Bull Racing and Ferrari were accused of using flexible front wings at the German Grand Prix. FIA claims that both team were not outside the regulations.

The team orders scandal at the German Grand Prix shadowed another major controversy that occurred at Hockenheim only several hours before the start of the race.

Several teams claimed that the Red Bull RB6 and Ferrari F10 F1 cars use flexible front wings, that run much lower to the ground than the regulations stipulates.

Ferrari and Red Bull were involved in the flexible front wing scandal after Le Journal du Dimanche published some controversial photos

So, the center of the front wing slides down, determining the whole front wing to adjust the ground clearance, and this thing leads to improving the downforce in the high-speed corners.

According to the FIA’s technical regulations, the front wing rigidity test is made via a deviation test applied to the exterior plates of the front wing, but there is no evaluation for the center of the wing. Joe Bauer, FIA technical consultant, tested the F1 cars at the end of the German Grand Prix and mentioned in the technical report that they respect the regulations.

Both Red Bull Racing, and Scuderia Ferrari, are confident that their cars obey the regulations, and Christian Horner invited anyone how believes the opposite to complain to FIA.

“Obviously the car has to comply with all the tests that the FIA prescribe, which are fairly comprehensive. We are happy that our car complies in every area. Using photographs is always dangerous. If the teams feel that there is a problem with it, normally the gentlemanly thing to do is to raise it with the team or, if they feel that there is a dramatic problem, obviously they have a right to protest,” said the Brit before the start of the race.

At his turn, Stefano Domenicali claims that the pictures that roamed around the media do not necessarily reflect the true and is confident that Ferrari obeys the regulations. “I’ve seen some pictures of the wing, but you could see that they were taken from very different angles. So, I don’t have anything to say on that. I feel that is part of the pressure that is part of the game,” said the Italian.

The controversy occurred based on a set of photos presented by the French publication Le Journal du Dimanche, but Ferrari and Red Bull defend saying that the pictures were taken from different angles, that the cars used different quantities of fuel or that the hight of the rear wings was different.

Via: Autosport | Autosport