McLaren has urged formula one against making a knee-jerk reaction to the safety car rules.<\/p>\n
Although Ferrari cried foul after Lewis Hamilton’s drive-through penalty in Valencia – where multiple drivers were also penalised for transgressions – Mark Webber said this week that Red Bull saw the events of the race as “normal”.<\/p>\n
And although the Sporting Working Group is looking at the rules as a response to the Ferrari-powered controversy, McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale said on Wednesday: “I would be wary of knee-jerking.<\/p>\n
“There wasn’t a lot wrong with last weekend (Valencia) and I don’t think we should be doing instant rule-making,” he told reporters during a teleconference.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, after Williams said it will test a blown rear exhaust for its car early this weekend, Neale confirmed that a similar approach will be taken by McLaren at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
“If the drivers think it’s good it will stay on and we’ll run it,” he said, after the upgrade for the MP4-25 was tested during a straightline session.<\/p>\n
“If not, we’ll continue to develop it.”<\/p>\n
Neale also backed Red Bull boss Christian Horner’s view that the effect of the exhaust concept has been overstated.<\/p>\n
“I would tend to agree that it’s not a case of bolt on your blown diffuser and then blow everybody into the weeds,” he said.<\/p>\n
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