30/05/2025 09:45
Lewis Hamilton has dismissed the suggestion from Toto Wolff that
Ferrari stands to gain the most from the new front wing regulations
coming into force at the Spanish Grand Prix. With the FIA seeking
to further limit the amount of flex in F1 front wings from the
round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya onwards, the Mercedes
team principal argued the Italian squad had been the most
"conservative" on that front, hinting it could therefore be
relatively benefitted by the technical directive, compared to
McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull. However, his former driver is
unconvinced, saying he has "zero clue" what the affect will be and
questioning what gives the Austrian the "impression" he has. When
asked for his reaction to Wolff's remarks, the seven-time F1
drivers' champion joked he hopes the 53-year-old is "right" in his
assertion. "I don't know where it's coming from," Hamilton told
media including RacingNews365 . "I don't know what gives him that
impression. "I mean, I hope he's right," he added with a laugh.
"But I have zero clue who it's gonna affect and who it's not. [It]
didn't make much difference in the sim." 'A band aid for a
poorly-designed technical regulation' Hamilton, who also stated
flexi-wings made the current ground-effect generation of F1 cars
"nicer to drive", took aim at the original regulation, calling it
"poorly designed" when asked about the new measures coming into
force. "Ultimately, the flexi wing was a band aid for a
poorly-designed technical regulation, I would say," the 40-year-old
said. "And getting the setup to... and creating devices and
mechanisms on the car mechanically, I think all the engineers are
able to do it. "So it's still not that easy to get the load that
you need on the front end in a low speed or just rely solely on
mechanical grip. But so far, everyone's kind of been managing, some
people better than others. "This weekend is going to be
interesting, because less flex with the front wing, and so you have
a lot of front end in the high speed and less in low [speed]. "So
[it] will be interesting to see how that affects different teams.
Some teams probably have flexed more than others, did a better job
than others, so I really have no idea how it's going to affect us
all."
