Red Bull is against the mobile rear wing, the FIA bans it in testing only in the rain

di StaffMarch 25, 2011

Red Bull allegedly attempted to have the rules on the rear mobile wing changed at the last minute. The Tarun Sanomat newspaper claims that the world champion team asked for a ban on the use of the floating wing in free practice and qualifying, but did not obtain unanimity among the teams.

“Using it on the straight, in all the laps, makes no sense” declared Mark Webber yesterday.

According to rumours, Red Bull fears that the constant development of the wings will only widen the current deficit in top speed compared to Ferrari and Mercedes.

“The floating wing rule has been discussed and approved by FOTA and the FIA,” an anonymous source said. “A team wants to change it because their top speed is not the same as that of the competition.”

For safety reasons, the FIA has however decided to ban the use of the moving wing in free practice and qualifying when the cars are fitted with wet tyres.

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