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Not only Red Bull has a flexible rear wing: 'FIA allowed it for a long time'

Starting with the French Grand Prix the FIA will test the rear wing in a different way. The reason is the suspicion that Red Bull Racing uses a rear wing that moves backwards on the straight. This gives them a higher top speed and according to Lewis Hamilton almost a tenth of the speed. In a video by Peter Windsor, Craig Scarborough, technical expert, explains the implications of that new test."The story really blew up on Saturday in Barcelona, when Lewis said that Red Bull managed to gain a tenth because of that flexible rear wing. You can see that when the car is on the straight, the rear wing goes backwards and when braking, it goes back into position." Read more VeeKay wins...
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