May 21 The spectre of race protests has emerged as the ‘bendy' rear wing saga rolls on at Monaco. It now emerges that several teams are implicated alongside Red Bull in the FIA's new stance on rear wing flexibility, including Ferrari, Alpine and Alfa Romeo. 'More or less every team with a high rake has this type of wing,' alleges Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer. 'We suspect they need it to compensate for the higher drag.' Indeed, the entire argument appears to be separating into two camps – the Mercedes-linked outfits including the works team, Aston Martin and McLaren on the one side, and the ‘high-rake' teams. 'Yes, we will need to slightly adapt even if it is...
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