While it has been some time since the war of words regarding flexible wings started between Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, it is only now that it has started reaching fever pitch. It has gone from respectful jabs to open insults as evidenced by the way Wolff has now reacted on Sky Sports to Horner’s suggestion that he should keep his mouth shut. Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugyb-u25DXPJ-DI70Nt4AaABCQ 0:00 - Wolff Calls Horner A Windbag 1:36 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Wolff Calls Horner A Windbag Wolff got straight to the point “Christian is a bit of a windbag who wants to be on camera. It’s about being punchy. It’s easy to be punchy when you are on top of the timesheet, but you should be a little bit more modest I think” He further revealed that there is still a possibility of a protest from their end while also suggesting that Horner going after a team’s front wing is nothing new “I think the topic remains open. The last one having been taken out on a front-wing flex was Red Bull, I think in 2014, so he has a bit of a track record there. But you just have to get on with things” Their drivers saw the lighter side of this rivalry. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton joked about it by suggesting how they could settle their differences “We should get them in a ring” Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pointed out that this might a bit unfair on Horner “Yeah, but I think the weight division is a bit of a problem. In the height, the reach…” Hamilton added another jab at Horner in response “They’re the same weight, just difference in height” Max Verstappen ended the banter by suggesting that this idea can also be employed for the drivers instead of giving them penalties “I’m mean I’m all for a ring anyway, even in Formula 1 - instead of penalties!” Fast Feed Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has explained that “the deflections of wings are mostly linked to weight saving really” He further elaborated that “there is an incentive not only to have the car as light as possible and put as much ballast at the bottom as possible for centre of gravity” “Also, to run more ballast at the front of the car, and the front being in the front of the floor, for weight distribution purposes” He added that “the worst place on a car to have weight is in the rear wing because it’s high up and it’s at the back of the car” “So, it’s one of the areas [they’re] pushing the hardest for weight saving. And when you save weight, you make a car that is a bit lighter and a bit less resistant to load” Christian Horner, meanwhile, feels that the effects of the flexible wings have been exaggerated as the gains are “marginal because you compromise other aspects” He added that he has “heard numbers of half a second being quoted, but you can see here that [Red Bull’s] wings arguably are flexing less than a Mercedes rear wing” “So, it certainly wasn't half a second of lap time delta” and he thinks that “it's all been a little bit overhyped in the media” Alpine’s Fernando Alonso is of the opinion that it’s “unfair probably that the people that crashed [in qualifying], they repair the car and they start in that position [in the race]” “All the other cars, are in parc ferme until [the race. They] cannot touch the car, so why they can change all the parts that caused the red flag?” He added that “Maybe one day [Alpine] are in that position and [they] take advantage of the rule” He further thinks “the people need to calm down a little bit and drive 98% in a street circuit because if you crash and you start last in the race, maybe you don't drive over your possibilities” Honda F1's Technical Director, Toyoharu Tanabe feels that “it was frustrating that [Yuki] Tsunoda's crash caused the [final] red flag [in qualifying] This he feels “prevented Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly from improving their time on the final lap” Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has stated that “deeply hidden in the car are the two tenths you have to search for a long time as a driver. Such a process can take months, but it will work out” He pointed out that “Ferrari has had tough years, but is climbing back to the top. That takes time and it's the job of Charles and [him] to help with that and seize opportunities” He added that “this is a transition year. In 2022 [he wants] to be alongside Max [Verstappen] more often and a supporting role is no longer good enough” Will Ferrari be a top team in 2022?