The tension returned between McLaren and Red Bull, the two main contenders for titles, in Miami.
It is notorious that their respective bosses, Zak Brown and Christian Horner, do not get along, which adds additional tension to the technical dispute on the flexible fins.
“Strongly the rules of Barcelona, Zak will be less clever,” Has launched Horner in Off on a video circulating on social networks.
But Red Bull recently focused on the almost perfect management of McLaren tires, championship leader, especially on how to keep them well in an ideal temperature window.
It was even advanced a few weeks ago that the Woking team added water to the Pirelli tires. The CEO of McLaren, Brown, retaliated with humor in Miami by drinking a sip of water in a marked bottle “Water for tires”.
Red Bull, on the other hand, remains imperturbable and now has special thermal cameras in its arsenal to record temperature variations when the McLaren wheels are dismantled during stops at the stand.
During particularly hot races, as in Bahrain and Djeddah, thermal images revealed blue (cold) areas clearly visible around McLaren brakes, compared to the orange and red colors of other cars.
“It is impossible to cool both with air alone,” We confide at Red Bull, in a clearly accusing tone.
Brown has described again “absurd” The allusion to a secret injection of water into the tires. But the mystery remains to be pierced for Red Bull and the others!
