“I want to make it clear that we did not lodge any protest, we only asked the FIA for clarification because we, like other manufacturers, were amazed by certain data. It is the Federation’s duty to monitor that everything is normal, not ours “. Christian Horner wins the second place of Verstappen and the third of Perez with satisfaction with the Dutch again leader of the Drivers’ World Championship with six points ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but at the same time he cannot help but be worried in front of a Mercedes W12 really very fast in Turkey.
On the eve of this event, rumors reported the fact that the Federation had not found anything irregular in the Mercedes power unit after Red Bull’s request for clarification on the functioning of the Mercedes Plenum. Starting with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone the W12 it is very fast despite a high downforce, especially during acceleration.
“At the fastest point on the track, the Mercedes he had a 15-20 km / h advantage per hour as a speed tip, we need to find a solution to address this gap, perhaps this weekend they used a particular configuration in Mercedes – Horner added – looking at Austin we know it’s a track where Hamilton has always exalted himself, it’s his hunting ground. We must be sure to express our maximum potential on the track. We will not start off beaten ”.