Red Bull critical of Mercedes: "With a front wing like that I would have kept my mouth shut".

"There has obviously been a lot of noise that Mercedes have been driving about the rear wing, and the bottom line is that if the car complies with the rules, it passes the test. It's legal," Horner reiterated in conversation with Sky Sports. The fact that there's so much fuss about the 'flexi-wings' is beyond Red Bull's comprehension.

All the more so because Mercedes' W12 doesn't seem to be any better than theirs: "That around here looks a bit worse then ours. I'd be more interested to see the front of the cars then the rear of the cars" says the team boss as he looks at footage of the German car. "Obviously there is a lot of rumour about the rear wing, and a lot of changes had to be made. If you keep talking about one side of the car, you have to look at the other side as well."

The Milton Keynes-based team further believes that: "You can't look at one part individually and say 'I want those rules applied only to that element of that car'. You have to look at all the areas. So, you have to be a bit careful about what you wish for," Horner is referring to all of Toto Wolff's accusations. "I think if I were Toto with the front wing he has on his car, I'd keep my mouth shut."