Formula 1
Red Bull's Christian Horner about pit stop rule change
by privatebet.com - 2021/06/26
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has described a rule change introduced to ensure safety at pit stops as "disappointing". Formula 1 rule makers have introduced a minimum reaction time for key moments because of concerns some teams are using automated release mechanisms. Horner said he believed rivals had deliberately targeted his team. "If you can't be beaten, then the most logical thing is for your competitors to try and slow you down," he said. "And that's obviously what's happening here." Red Bull regularly have the fastest pit stops and are consistently faster than title rivals Mercedes in that area. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted his team had made an inquiry to governing body the FIA about pit stops but said it was in reference to their own procedures.