Red Bull believes Mercedes has a potentially illegal design, with team principal Christian Horner drawing attention to “score marks” on the endplate under the rear wing on♋ the W12. 

Mercedes denied the suggestion before Red Bull circulated images that it claims shows🌠 evidence of unusual scuff marks to TV broadcasters on Friday at the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.

"I can't see anything 🌸on this photo other than stuff being scratched - a ghost," Wolff told the media on Saturday after qualifying.

"I don't know where they go🐼𒆙t this photo from and what it shows. It's a ghost.”

The FIA has introduced more stringent rear wing load at this weಌekend’s race in Qatar amid increasing pressure from a suspicious♐ Red Bull. 

Following qualifying, Horner claimed the new tests had brought the significant straightline speed advantage Mercedes enjoyed in Brazil 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:back “under control” around the Losail International Circuit. 

Wolff downplayed concerns over the tests, which Hღ💯orner estimated would see around 70-80kg of load get added to the back of the rear wing. 

"I think they 🍬are trying a new load test, also for next year, to have these things more robust and checking how much a wing deflects," Wolff explained. "I think it is not in the regulations or a TD but more of an experiment.

"But it will b🐟e interesting to see the results, because I think we are on the good side. But I am pre-emptin🐷g because I don't know what the results are or when they want to do it. We need to find out with the garage.”

Red Bull threatened to lodge a protest against Mercedes if it s🤡aw any signs of what it believes to be illegal rear wing activity across the remaining three races of the season. 

Wolff said Mercedes remains relaxed about ꩲthe p💟rospect of a potential protest, describing Red Bull’s accusations as “erratic”. 

"I don't know what they are plannin🗹g to do, but as I said, I♎ can't keep up,” he said. 

“I can't follow their thinking.𒁏 It seems erratic. But that's OK because I don't want to put any more oil in the flames. We are trying to look at ourselves and do the best pos🌳sible job. 

“We are still on the back foot with 14 poin🌼ts and we need to do a good race. That's what counts."

Asked if he is totally convinced he is in a fair fight for the title, championship leader Max Verstapp𝄹en paused, before replying: “It’s difficult to know, of course, f𒆙ully. 

“Also, not on🌃ly what is moving forwards bu🎐t of course what has been now already done and raced with in the previous races. 

“But yeah, I mean, we have footage from it so these things can get highlighted but let’s just hope that we’re going to h💛ave a good battle to the end.”