12/04/2025 12:00
Lando Norris has told Red Bull it should 'complain less' and "do a
better job" as the debate around flexi-wings in F1 rages. Norris's
McLaren team are in the spotlight over the flexing capabilities of
the rear-wing of the MCL39, which appears to deform more than the
wing on any rival's car, with Red Bull in particular unable to
match the flexing. The FIA has introduced stricter tests since the
start of the season, but McLaren has insisted that it has not had
to make any changes to its rear-wing design to comply with the new
standards. Also in the spotlight has been front-wing flexing, with
a new technical directive from the FIA set to be introduced from
June's Spanish Grand Prix, a change Red Bull boss Christian Horner
believes can level the playing field and allow the team to fight
McLaren on a more consistent basis. However, Norris, who leads the
drivers' standings by a single point from Red Bull's Max Verstappen
heading into the Bahrain GP, has told Red Bull to keep quiet and
simply perform better on track. "We're all fully within the rules,
we're doing a good job, and Red Bull has had plenty of time to do
the same thing as us and they're not," Norris was quoted as saying
by Reuters. "It is more that they should do a better job rather
than keep complaining about things. "We respect the FIA doing what
they're doing and we're happy that they keep trying to correct
things because we don't want anyone outside of those rules, but the
last [changes] didn't affect us. "I don't know if the new ones will
or not but there are plenty of things that Red Bull do that also
push the limits just as much. "So we can also play that game, but
we will just focus on ourselves rather than complaining about
others." Post the Suzuka race, a video circulated on social media
showing the rear-wing flex of the MCL39 and RB21 machines, shared
by Verstappen's father, Jos. However, Norris feels that those who
draw conclusions from videos "are a bit clueless. "How do they know
it's the rear wing that's flexing?," he pondered. "They don't, it
could be the whole car. "So, people can just come up with what
they want but really they have absolutely no idea."
