McLaren car concern raised with FIA as rival F1 teams alerted by Italian GP footage

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were again fast at the Italian Grand Prix and both stood on the podium, but footage from the Monza race weekend has alerted some of McLaren’s rivals

Numerous Equation 1 groups have raised a concern with the FIA after observing film of the McLaren front wing in activity at the Italian Terrific Prix, Mirror Sport understands.

McLaren were once more speedy at Monza and qualified to begin with and moment on the grid, Lando Norris ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri. But they had to settle for moment and third within the race as a Ferrari strategy bet to pit fair once paid off for winner Charles Leclerc.

Be that as it may, since Sunday’s race, Mirror Sport has learned that Ruddy Bull and Ferrari have raised concerns with the FIA almost the McLaren cars. Particularly, questions have been raised over the lawfulness of the front wings that were utilized in Monza.

It is caught on the doubts come from film from a camera onboard Norris’ car amid Friday hone. The video, captured by a camera set behind the cleared out side of the front wing, appears it shaking when the car is at tall speed.

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This can be common given the strengths that are put on a F1 car at such speeds, but a few match groups feel there may be more development than the directions would permit. A week prior, after Norris’ overwhelming triumph at Zandvoort, other comments had been made almost the McLaren front wing.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was one of those who had picked it up and claimed the point of the wing was “exceptionally distinctive to the rest of the lattice”. And, in Monza, group adviser Helmut Marko was cited as having told German-language media that the front wings of the McLaren and Mercedes cars “must be examined”.

Moreover in Italy, Horner said the policing of front wings is “an FIA issue”, including:
“We’ve ought to take off a bit of believe in them to bargain with it.” He too proposed Red Bull will move to form their front wings more adaptable if no activity is taken against others and said:
“In case it’s satisfactory, at that point you’ve got to connect in.”

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur also said he would be speaking to FIA single seater director Nikolas Tombazis on the matter. “We have to respect the decision of the FIA, that we’ll have again the discussion,” said the Frenchman.

So-called flexi-front wings have been a talking point in the paddock for a few months now. More flexibility is beneficial to performance as they help to add balance when at different parts of a circuit. But FIA rules limit how much bending of the bodywork is allowed.

Analysis of several teams’ front wings began at Spa-Francorchamps in July after an FIA technical directive was sent to teams. While that intervention initially raised suspicions that some were pushing the rules too far, the governing body insisted: “All front wings checked so far this season have passed the existing deflection tests and are deemed legal.”

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