McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl has confirmed that the F1 Technical Advisory Committee is to discuss whether any measures will be put in place to deal with the "brutal" problem of the squeaking that is causing drivers' health concerns.
McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl has confirmed that F1's Technical Advisory Committee is to discuss whether any measures will be put in place to deal with the "brutal" squeaking problem that is causing drivers' health concerns.
George Russell led calls over the weekend of the Azerbaijan GP for F1 and the FIA to look into the problems, given the pain caused to him and Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes W13, as well as saying that "the quiques are likely to cause an accident if serious proportions sooner rather than later."
As more cars suffered from pronounced kicks at the Baku City Circuit, more voices were added to the calls, with McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo claiming he felt like a basketball being thrown to the ground and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz saying it would be hard to take the kicks for the entire race.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner, however, suggested that such complaints are an attempt by Mercedes and other teams to get rid of their cars' problems.
Asked if there would be a discussion on the matter, Seidl replied, "It's a fair point that the drivers are mentioning."
"I am sure we will discuss a follow-up in the Technical Advisory Committee, as it was at the beginning of the season when this system was introduced."
"It will be part of a normal process to look at that, get the information and see in the TAC (Technical Advisory Committee ) whether we should take any action."
Although McLaren has been one of the teams that has found a way around very strong quiques this season, Baku stressed that no team is completely immune.
Addressing the health concerns aired, Seild added:
"Obviously we understand that the severity we see in some cars is brutal for the drivers. That's why it's a fair point to bring to the TAC to see if it makes sense to address it."
"At the same time, right now, all the teams know how to stop it immediately."
"But because of the nature of everyone being in a competition, it doesn't make sense to look at it individually, but rather as a whole group and, again, in the best interest of the sport moving forward."