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'FIA ignores Red Bull request: Mercedes rear wing allowed'

Mercedes' much-discussed rear wing of recent weeks does not need to be modified for the final two races of the season, according to the FIA. Red Bull asked for tests to force Mercedes to modify the wing, but its wish is not fulfilled by the FIA. Protest Red Bull waved away There will be no changes to the rear wing for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, reports the usually well-informed newsmedium Auto Motor und Sport. Red Bull fell out over the fact that the underside of the Mercedes wing was moving down on straights, creating a small DRS effect. In Qatar, the wings were immediately tested in a new way. Because the new tests were only an experiment, the FIA cannot make...
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