Red Bull: no active suspension

The psychological battle continues between McLaren et Red Bull. Before the first Grand Prix of the year, Christian Horner's team suspected McLaren of having an illegal system, the famous "F-duct", declared legal by the FIA ​​and which should be adapted by most of the teams on the grid. . During the Australian Grand Prix, it was Martin Whitmarsh who got angry, stating that the RB6s had to have a ride height control system, i.e. active suspension, in order to allow the car to have perfect ground clearance whatever the fuel loading (see elsewhere).

Following the controversy sparked in Melbourne, the Red Bull team manager wanted to clarify the situation. “ We don?t have any of that “, says Christian Horner to autosport.com. In addition, McLaren had stated that it wanted to adapt such a system, noting that nothing had been declared illegal on the RB6. “ If McLaren has this in China, we will oppose it because theoretically it is illegal. The FIA ​​examined our car on Saturday night and they were satisfied. They can search for a long time, there is nothing. »