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A bitter spat has broken out between the British-based teams over a highly-rated aerodynamicist called Dan Fallows, who was recently due to start work at McLaren.<\/p>\nRed Bull has advised McLaren to focus on upping its game rather than taking the reigning world champions to court.<\/p>\n
A bitter spat has broken out between the British-based teams over a highly-rated aerodynamicist called Dan Fallows, who was recently due to start work at McLaren.<\/p>\n
But Fallows ultimately decided to return to Red Bull with a promotion, triggering a furious rebuke by McLaren supremo Ron Dennis.<\/p>\n
In Shanghai, Dennis accused Red Bull of having “induced” Fallows to breach his contract.<\/p>\n
But the latest paddock rumour is that Fallows originally decided to leave Red Bull because he was seeking a more senior position, having worked as Peter Prodromou’s ‘deputy’ for the past several years.<\/p>\n
McLaren then subsequently also signed Prodromou, sparking Fallows’ change of heart.<\/p>\n
It has also been claimed that Fallows signed the deal expecting the now ousted Martin Whitmarsh – not Dennis – to be his boss.<\/p>\n
“With the changes that happened at McLaren he decided he didn’t want to join,” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says.<\/p>\n
Horner denies Dennis’ claim that Red Bull “induced” Fallows to break the deal.<\/p>\n
“He approached us to see if there was a situation still open, so it was 100 per cent his choice,” he said.<\/p>\n
Horner also took the opportunity to advise McLaren – whose Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen finished out of the points in China – to take the focus off Fallows and put it back on upping its game.<\/p>\n
“We have to be careful this is not detracting from their focus, which should be a little closer to home,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Obviously it’s easy for McLaren to be drawing focus away from their bigger issues — it’s obvious why they are looking for aerodynamicists.”<\/p>\n
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