FIA conclude Red Bull were not guilty: 'Nothing found'
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The FIA has definitively cleared Red Bull Racing of using a clever way to adjust the ride height of the car. This would involve 'front bib adjuster', which was believed to be changed between qualifying and the race. The federation concluded that they have found no evidence, the FIA inform.
According to Autosport.com, a delegation from the FIA visited Red Bull Racing's factory in Milton Keynes to investigate. In a statement, received by GPblog among others, the FIA now states: "This investigation concluded that no breach has taken place, and therefore confirmed the position adopted by the FIA during the US Grand Prix in Austin."
Brown convinced of Red Bull being guilty
Red Bull was accused by rivals of using a bib that could adjust their ride height. McLaren in particular - led by their CEO Zak Brown - were adamant that the Austrians had broken the rules. "You have to submit the drawings to the FIA, and all the teams have access. It's an open source component. So anyone, every team, which is what we do, we look at, you can see it. So I think there was no denying that they have the ability to access the front bib from inside the car. That's undisputed," he said.
The FIA quickly announced that it had found no evidence to support this claim. It seems that the FIA wanted to show that it was taking the complaints seriously by visiting the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes. But for the motorsport federation, the matter is now really closed.
This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy
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