Red Bull had one of their most memorable races in sometime in France. They outsmarted Mercedes strategically and possessed the overall faster car. This was despite having to modify their rear wing to comply with the new tests instituted by the FIA following Mercedes’ threat of a protest. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has now spoken about payback to Sky Sports after the French GP Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwGruo69goo7oZl_NB4AaABCQ 0:00 - Red Bull’s Current And Future Payback For Mercedes 1:26 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Red Bull’s Current And Future Payback For Mercedes Horner began by explaining how they wanted to avoid a strategic blunder similar to Barcelona “We didn't want to be in the same position as Barcelona. Obviously, Max had the pace to catch and pass the three cars ahead - it was crucial to get past Bottas quickly. And then it was great to get Lewis” He then explained why they went for a two stop “The feedback from the car was that [Max] didn't think he’d get to the end. So the strategist presented the options in front of me and said we’ve got nothing to lose. So, we pulled the trigger” He also pointed out why their performance this year is commendable “When you look at the dominance that their car had last year – and let's not forget, 60% of the car is carryover, it's the same chassis that they were winning all those races last year – so I think that [we have] just done a phenomenal job” He signed off by talking about payback “Today was the payback for Barcelona. He gets the front wing in a couple of weeks as well” Fast Feed Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that “the FIA is working on [new tests for the front wing]. There is enough visual material. [They] expect it to be similar to the rear wing” He added that “[they’re] waiting to see what the FIA will say” Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has suggested that the French GP was “one of the most difficult races of [his] time in Formula 1” He added that they “had like 5 or 6 laps on the tyres where [they] were quite good and competitive. Then even though [they] were taking care of the tyres they were degrading so much” “So, [they] tried the second stop even knowing that [they] would be out of the points anyway. It was just a very bad race for [them. They] need to understand” Williams’ George Russell, meanwhile, “would go as far to say it was [their] best race. It's a shame nothing happened in front because 12th on merit is a good result. Really pleased with that” Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas “gave it everything [he] could to try and finish on the podium, [they] thought with the cooler temperatures the tyres would hold on for longer” “But they didn't, [their] predictions in terms of tyre life didn't quite match the reality” Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director has suggested that they “could see the degradation was higher than expected but were wary of the two-stop strategy with Lewis [Hamilton]” This was because they’d “need to pass [Sergio] Perez who had relatively fresh tyres; once Max [Verstappen] made the move [their] best option was to see if [they] could just hang on” “Unfortunately, the race was a couple of laps too long for [them]. With Valtteri [they'll] review whether [they] should have converted to a two stop” But “with Lewis, [they] were afraid of the fact that Sergio's tyres were relatively fresh and unsure if [they'd] have the speed to pass on track” McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has stated that they “were racing this weekend in memory of Mansour Ojjeh, with a special livery on the car in his honour” “It was a privilege to have Mansour’s family with [them] this weekend. [Seidl is] sure he would have enjoyed [their] performance” Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel thinks that they “made the best of things and it was a strong performance by the whole team with competitive race pace” in France He added that he “could have finished a bit higher up if things had been perfect. It was hard to be consistent in such windy conditions” Will Mercedes be forced to modify their front wing?