“So that kind of raises a bit of an eyebrow, and then the wording of you can’t get to it when the car’s fully prepped to go racing, but in parc ferme the car’s not always fully prepped and on race day morning, because you can do things like driver comfort.
“So, some things there that kind of don’t stack up – some commentary – but I’m sure the FIA are on it. They’re very experienced, and hopefully it will just bottom out in a transparent way, answer our questions to our satisfaction.”
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With the topic proving a source of discussion within the paddock, Red Bull boss Christian Horner was also quizzed on the device, with the Team Principal insisting it had been located in its current position for over three years.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Horner said: “Every car has a tool that they can use to adjust the front of the bib – what we call the front of the floor, being the bib. Ours is located at the front, in front of the footwell. It’s been there for, I think, over three years.
“You’ve got to have the pedals out, other panels and pipework out, in order to be able to get to it. It’s like any other adjustment on the car. It would be easier to adjust a rear roll bar than it would be to get to that component. It’s all part of the packaging in the front end of the chassis.”
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