Lewis Hamilton defends ‘leading innovators’ Red Bull amid controversy

Lewis Hamilton calls Red Bull the "leaders" i🔜n F1 innovation amid controversy surro꧋unding their 'bib' device.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton has appeared to come out in defence of F1 rivals Red Bull amid♏ the noise surrounding their contentious ride-height device.

Fresh controversy engulfed Red Bull in the build up to this weekend’s United States Grand Prix after suspicions were raised by rival teams that they have a device which could change their car’s ride height under parc fer💮me conditions.

Red Bull confirmed ahead of the 𒉰Austin race that they have made a change to their car following talks with F1’s governing body the FIA.

While Red Bull admitted to havi♔ng the so-called ‘bib’ or ‘tea-tray’ mechanism, they insisted they were doing nothing unto🧸ward, adding the device is “inaccessible once the car is fully assembled and ready to run”.

Asked for his thoughts on it, seven-time world champion Hamilton said teams pushing the boundaries of innovation has always been a part of F1, though he suggested better poꦆlicing is needed.

“I’ve only just heard about it, before I got here. But I think the name of our sport is all about innovation. Red Bull have been the leaders and t💦hey’ve innovated,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.

“Ultimately all the teams look at the rules and tꦛry to find how to massage those rules and get the most out of it, even if it’🐻s just over the edge a little bit. You just need to continue to evolve and be better policed.

“At the end of the day they did a better job. God knows how long th𝔉ey’ve had that, and they’ve been winning championships. Maybe that stops now… I don’t think that’s the one thing that’s going to stop them.

“But I think everyone else, we’ve got to con♏tinue to be innovators and leading rather th𝄹an trying to catch up.”

Championship leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who is 52 points clear of McLaren’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris heading i✨nto the final six races, said the c♎hanges would make no difference to Red Bull’s performance.

"For us, it was just an easy tool. When the parts were off, it was easy to adjust. But once the whole car is🐼 built togeth🤡er, you can’t touch it. So, for us it doesn’t change [anything]," the Dutchman said. 

"When I read it, I was thinking about other teams doing it. And then I found out it was related to🐽 our team. We never even mentioned it in the briefings, it was just an easier tool to adjust stuff.”

Norris and McLaren teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri took a different opinion, with both describꩲing th🅺e device as a clear breach of F1’s rules.

“There’s a difference between black and white stu♊ff like this, and there’s a difference between pushing the boundaries and creating new things and innovating within the space that you allowed to innovate,” Norris said.

“I think that’s what we as McLaren have done a 𝓡very good job in but we’re sure not to go an༺y further than that.”

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