Ferrari and Red Bull set for FIA talks amid fresh McLaren/Mercedes flexi-wing intrigue

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Onboard footage of front wings flexing, rotating and flapping at the Italian GP has prompted fresh tech intrigue in Formula 1

Ferrari and Red Bull want clarification from the FIA about how far flexi-wings can be exploited in F1, amid fresh intrigue over the designs of McLaren and Mercedes. Flexi-wings have become a talking point this season, as teams have found making use of this area key to overcoming some of the intrinsic balance problems that dog the current generation of ground-effect cars.

“Obviously they are tested and they pass, but then you have to look at the wording of the regulations. “But, if you remember back in ’21, certainly around Baku time, there was a change to the front wing regulations, even though our wings passed the test . It’s an FIA issue, so we'll leave it and trust in them to deal with it.

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