Just as the FIA rejected Mercedes’ push for a retrospective penalty for Max Verstappen, Red Bull admitted it is considering a protest of its own against the reigning champions. Red Bull is also drawing the world’s attention to “score marks” on the rear wing endplate of the Mercedes car, indicating it has been flexing at high speed. The team’s chief engineer Andy Shovlin added: “We looked and there are no marks, so we don’t really understand what this is about.”. Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, however, is not prepared to let the matter go. “The Hamilton engine is obviously a rocket,” he told Sky Deutschland, “but the story with the rear wing is not over yet.

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