Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has defended rival team Red Bull Racing despite the buzz around their questionable ride-height device, Afrosport reports.
Suspicions were raised ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix after it was discovered that the Austrian team had a device which could change their car’s ride height under parc ferme conditions.
Red Bull confirmed that they have made a change to their car following talks with F1’s governing body the FIA.
While Red Bull admitted to having device, they insisted they were doing nothing wrong.
When quizzed on the matter, Hamilton said: “I’ve only just heard about it, before I got here. But I think the name of our sport is all about innovation. Red Bull have been the leaders and they’ve innovated.
“Ultimately all the teams look at the rules and try to find how to massage those rules and get the most out of it, even if it’s just over the edge a little bit. You just need to continue to evolve and be better policed.
“At the end of the day they did a better job. God knows how long they’ve had that, and they’ve been winning championships. Maybe that stops now… I don’t think that’s the one thing that’s going to stop them.
“But I think everyone else, we’ve got to continue to be innovators and leading rather than trying to catch up.”
Red Bull’s advantage in the constructors championship this year has vanished with McLaren currently leading them by 41 points.
