Why Ferrari and McLaren will have factories inspected by the FIA ​​before the 2025 F1 – Firstpost season

The FIA ​​will send delegates to visit the factories of Ferrari and McLaren before the Formula 1 2025 season following a complaint by Red Bull Racing, whose star pilot Max Verstappen is a quadruple defending champion. The Director of Motor Sport acts on an “official file and accuser” prepared by Red Bull against the champions of the manufacturers in defense McLaren and Ferrari concerning their rear wings.

This could mean a nervous expectation for seven times the world champion Lewis Hamilton while he is preparing for his debut with the 16 champions of the F1 manufacturers. Hamilton had signed with the “ Horse Prancing ” after a 12 -year race with Mercedes, during which he helped the “Arrows Silver” to win eight manufacturers.

Ferrari and McLaren accused of continuing to benefit the form of “mini-drs”

The FIA ​​had imposed restrictions on the flexibility of the rear wings last season after the Australian runner Oscar Piastri had benefited from the effect of the “mini drs” during the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan in September. The prohibition would come into force later this month in the GP of Singapore.

Red Bull’s technical director Pierre Wache recently said that Ferrari and McLaren, their biggest title rivals, continued to benefit from “mini-drs tactics” in a conversation with The raceForcing the FIA ​​to sit down and take note of the question.

“It always happens. I think Ferrari and McLaren are still doing the mini-drrs, “said Wache.

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According to FunoAnalitechnicaFIA delegates will visit the Ferrari and McLaren factories in Maranello, Italy and Woking, in the United Kingdom. The delegates will visit before the start of the 2025 season with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next weekend.

Meanwhile, Red Bull’s advisor, Helmut Marko, thinks that Lando Norris and McLaren are the favorites on the world for the world championship before the 2025 season.

“In my opinion, it will be a three or four -way battle between McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari and us,” said Marko Sport.de.

“Although, if you look at the test results, McLaren is already one step ahead. This was the case in short and long races. The current favorite is clearly McLaren, “he added.