Red Bull failed front wing deflection test

[red_slr]

Ooops. Could be a fairly chunky fine!

[Jasandjules]

Oh dear. Hopefully NOT a grid penalty though.

[VolvoT5]

Well I will be alone in hoping they don't get grid penalties as they look like they have the pace to fight with Williams tomorrow and I would like to see Vettel leave on a high note. But rules are rules so I'm sure there will be some penalty handed out.

If there is a grid penalty then it would virtually guarantee Alonso and Bottas jumping Vettel in the WDC. (although whether they care about that or not is another matter).

[Doink]

VolvoT5 said:

Well I will be alone in hoping they don't get grid penalties as they look like they have the pace to fight with Williams tomorrow

The pace was [probably] because of an illegal front wing

[groomi]

Is it 2010?

[TerzoNeil]

throw them to the back to the grid

[stevesingo]

Best take a look at the McLaren win also...

[aberdeeneuan]

stevesingo said:

Best take a look at the McLaren win also...

McLaren only ran it in FP1 on Kevin M's car though didn't they?

[simonre7]

According to Andrew Benson the red bulls are excluded from qualifying but will be allowed to start from the back of the grid

[VolvoT5]

TerzoNeil said:

throw them to the back to the grid

That appears to be the case. https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/536209325753401...

[groomi]

VolvoT5 said:

TerzoNeil said:

throw them to the back to the grid

That appears to be the case. https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/536209325753401...

Presumably they'll have to replace the wings, so pit lane start surely?

[ukaskew]

Imagine if it was Merc, would have been one hell of a spectacle!

Good news for Hamilton though, two less reasonably quick cars to worry about.

[Inertiatic]

Blimey :-)

Aye, surely if the car is modified its a breach of parc ferme? Hence pit lane start?

[Inertiatic]

stevesingo said:

Best take a look at the McLaren win also...

SamI design doesn't necessarily mean same layup.

[young_bairn]

Red Bull start from the back tomorrow.

[Derek Smith]

On the bright side, we will see them making their way through the field. Might well be fun.

There's a certain irony given the comments Horner made about the McL wing.

[sjn2004]

stevesingo said:

Best take a look at the McLaren win also...

It failed a deflection test, not for design/dimensions reasons.

[Jasandjules]

It seems a shame to punish the drivers to me for this. By all means fine the team or remove Constructor Points, but the drivers? Of course, as others have said, now there is going to be some fun as they scrap through the backmarkers.

[stevesingo]

Inertiatic said:

Same design doesn't necessarily mean same layup.

aberdeeneuan said:

McLaren only ran it in FP1 on Kevin M's car though didn't they?

sjn2004 said:

It failed a deflection test, not for design/dimensions reasons.

It was meant as a joke, but I guess if I have to explain...

[sjn2004]

Jasandjules said:

It seems a shame to punish the drivers to me for this. By all means fine the team or remove Constructor Points, but the drivers? Of course, as others have said, now there is going to be some fun as they scrap through the backmarkers.

You mean the drivers who got an unfair advantage?