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Verstappen dismisses fuss about Red Bull's changes due to FIA talks
- Nicole Mulder
As far as Max Verstappen is concerned, nothing will change because of the modification Red Bull Racing made to the RB20 after talks with the FIA. The Dutchman stressed that the part in question was just a simple tool and initially did not even realise that the coverage was about Red Bull's Formula 1 car.
The Grand Prix weekend in the United States had not yet started when there was another fuss in the Formula 1 paddock. The FIA announced stricter testing following accusations by several F1 teams against Red Bull Racing, which admitted to having a mechanism that could adjust the ride height at the front of the RB20. Although the team claimed it could not use the mechanism when the car was fully assembled, it agreed with the FIA to make an adjustment to the car.
How did Verstappen react to the Red Bull changes?
As far as Verstappen is concerned, there is nothing to worry about. "Nothing. I mean, it's open source, right? Everyone can see it. For us, it was just an easy tool when the parts were off that it was easy to adjust, but once the whole car is built together, you can't touch it," Verstappen said.
"So for us, it doesn't change [anything]," he explained. The reigning world champion says he did not even realise initially that his own team was at the centre of the coverage. "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 briefing, so it's just an easier tool to adjust stuff."
This article has been created in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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