McLaren is hoping the blown exhaust crackdown gives the MP4-26 a big performance boost in qualifying.<\/p>\n
With their race pace now close, McLaren believes a big reason for its qualifying deficit is due to Red Bull’s perfection of the blown exhaust strategy on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“It’s quite possible we will close up in qualifying by half a second (if there is a ban),” McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport.<\/p>\n
Jenson Button told Blick: “They (Red Bull) use the exhaust gases into the diffuser non-stop on a qualifying lap, but not in the race.”<\/p>\n
The FIA’s intention to clamp down on the technology for Silverstone in mid July will be discussed between bosses and Charlie Whiting on Thursday in London.<\/p>\n
It has even been rumoured that Red Bull is not ruling out challenging the FIA’s decision.<\/p>\n
“This is about an interpretation of the rules,” said Force India’s Otmar Szafnauer.<\/p>\n
“If the interpretation is different to the FIA, the teams can appeal, but on the other hand the court’s ruling will be the interpretation of the federation.”<\/p>\n
Red Bull’s Adrian Newey has expressed surprise and anger that the FIA seems to be pressing ahead with a mid-season technical rule change on the grounds of something other than safety.<\/p>\n
But a Pirelli source told O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper: “The (Red Bull) exhausts are too close to the tyres.”<\/p>\n
The source said teams have been told that, on safety grounds, there should be at least a 40cm distance between the exhausts – producing on average 700 degrees C – and the tyres.<\/p>\n
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