Guenther Steiner has refuted Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that the new flexi-wing directive in Formula 1 🅠was a “waste of money”ꦚ, saying it was rather “cheap” for teams to comply with the stricter tests.

The FIA began clamping down further on moving aero parts from this month’s Spanish Grand Prix, with all🐲 cars now having to pass tougher static load tests for front wing flexing.

All teams had to design new front wings according to the updated regulations and were given sufficient time to do so💟, having been informed of the change back in January.

Following the Barcelona race, seven-time F1 champion Hamilton was quick to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:criticise the technical directive, arguing that it was nothing more than “waste of money” as “☂everyone's bent wings still bend, it is just half the bending♍.”

He added that his Ferrari felt🐎 ꧒“pretty much exactly the same” to stress that the new front wing had limited impact on performance or handling.

Now, former Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner has counteracted Hamilton’s claim, suggesting that teams did not h𒊎ave to spend anywhere as much money as the Briton thinksꦬ.

“This flexi wing is the same for e💞veryone,” Steiner said on the Red Flags podcast.

“Lewis came out with the comment that all this money was wasted on doing this and stuff like this –🌊 there was no money wasted.

“Everybody went i🉐n to develop this one, because you have to make sure that your wi😼ng is not flexing.

“I read somewher🎃e that McLa🐼ren just put an additional bracket on the wing so it doesn’t bend [as] much anymore.

“So it was a very cheap fix to get ri𓂃d of this flexi wing and part of it was the complaining of the other teams.

“They complained, but what did the♌y gain? Nothing. They gave the McLaren more advantage.”

Although there was speculation that the directive might shake up the competitive order, McLaren remained dominant in Spain, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri leading another 1-2 for the Woking squad ahead of teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris.

For Steiner, McLaren’s ab🐬ility to reclaim any advantage lost from the front wing redesign shows just ho🦩w strong its engineering department is.

“McLaren knows 🐻exactly what th⭕ey need to do with the car,” he said.

“If they lose the flexi wing oꦅr the effect the flexi wing gives them, they go to the wind tunnel and try to replicate what they had to get the same balanc🅘e on the car again.

“💃And maybe yo🐎u cannot get 100 per cent there, but you get 99.8 per cent there.”