McLaren feel hopeful about Red Bull Racing engine map issue – Formula 1 news
McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale has said that they are feeling quite hopeful that the engine map issue of Red Bull Racing will be sorted out soon and is expecting for rule clarification from FIA.
Red Bull cars’ engines were reported to be contravening with the FIA regulations and the technical delegate, Jo Bauer took the matter to the race stewards during the last week. Even though, they were allowed to participate in the German GP. However, they
were called to provide the necessary clarification over the issue in the meeting on Monday.
Neale said that they are expecting to see the ongoing affair of the Milton Keynes based team to be resolved soon. In addition, he said that he is unaware of the effectiveness which the engine mapping of RB8 provides during the race and deemed the decision
of FIA quite unusual.
Moreover, he said that they are anticipating the essential clarifications regarding the rules from FIA. Besides, he said that they have spent some crucial time with the technical delegate, Charlie Whiting during the first six months of the current season
so as to create a sound understanding about the regulations.
“I think we've all worked really hard for the first six months this year to work with the FIA and Charlie Whiting to get clear about what's permitted and what isn't,” Neale said.
Although, he said that it is undoubtedly very difficult to frame the required laws in the sport as there are so many minute details to be accounted for. Nonetheless, he said that FIA should make the necessary efforts for the enforcement of the regulations
rather than keeping on amending or rectifying them for the greater benefit of F1.
“The FIA and Charlie have difficult job there. I hope we don't get involved in rewriting regulations in mid-season, as we did at Silverstone last year, because that created reasonable amount of upset. However entertaining it was for media, in terms of sport
consistency in regulations is good. I think there should be more effort put in enforcing the regulations rather than continually rewriting them,” he said.
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