McLaren have downplayed Red Bull’s complaint to the FIA about an “additional hole” being spotted in the brake drum of the Woking outfit’s F1 car.

As reported by German publication AMuS earlier this weeജk, Red Bull filed a complaint to the FIA after they noti♌ced a sensor on the brake drum of the McLarens was being left uncovered.

The publication wro🃏te: “Red Bull recently discovered an additional hole on the front and rear brake panelling of the McLaren MCL38 that should not be there. A♊t least not always.”

Red Bull suspected that McLaren were potentially do🐓ing this 💟to help with cooling, with the holes being kept open. 

After seeking clarification from t꧃he FIA, McLaren have been forced to tape over the holes in Austria and Britai💙n.

McLaren’s on-track performance appeared to be unaffected with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris challenging 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen for the win at the Red Bull Ring.

At Silverstone, they were in conౠtention to take the victory wi🍸th Norris finishing second behind Lewis Hamilton.

Addressing the issue at the Hungarian Grand Prix, McLar𝄹en boss Andrea Stella described the situation as “very simple”.

“T♍his matter is very s💫imple,” he told Sky Sports F1.

“This is a hole to access 𓆏a sensor. We got a clarification from the FIA that this hole isn’t allowed and we just taped it.

“It’s a very, very simple matter which for some reason escalated to become a topic iওn the paddock. Nothi๊ng of that kind.”

Given McLaren are often Red Bull’s nearest challenger, complaints t꧅o the FIA aren’t surprising as all the teams try to gain an advantage.

McLaren and Red Bull have exchanged words throughout the season, particularly amid Verstappen’s𝓀 clash with Norri🍒s in Austria.

McLarꦕen CEO Zak Brown has been vocal in his criticism of Red Bull and Christian Horner, claiming they are “scared” of Verstappen.

Brown also claimed that Adrian Newey’s departure from Red♓ Bull will re🌞sult in a “mass exodus” from the team.