The biggest competitor would have an illegal car
On Sunday you know whether you should order new shirts and caps with number one. Then we know whether all predictions, rumours, suspicions and wishes will come true. You can be sure that it will rain exciting messages about the championship right up to the start. And even after that it will be talked about for a long time. Now we have an interesting quote from a reporter on location. He believes that Red Bull has suspicions about Mercedes.
Louis Dekker of the NOS joined the F1 circus and is now reporting. On Sunday, in the heat of battle, headsets fell and unkind things were shouted. About this he says: ‘The storm has abated a little bit, but that is temporary. The struggle is deep. Verstappen’s team has the feeling that Mercedes is cheating with an illegal car. The race management is also bad. It sometimes seems like a bit of calimero behaviour, but Mercedes plays the game that way too.’
Details on what Red Bull believes would then be illegal for Mercedes’ cars are not being given. You can’t do much at the FIA with a feeling. Incidentally, it is not shocking that Red Bull has suspicions about Mercedes. The whole F1 game is pushing the limits of the rules – and it’s up to other teams to complain about that. For example because of a too wide rear wing, just to name a few. Or an illegal fuel system, if you want an older example.
It will probably have to be fought on Sunday on the asphalt – and that is also the most fun.
