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Wolff welcomes Red Bull's engine query… as a distraction

Toto Wolff says he welcomes Red Bull "spending time" researching Mercedes' power unit and raising an inquiry with the FIA if the initiative proves to be "a distraction" for its rival. Red Bull has reportedly submitted a query to F1's governing body seeking clarification on the design of the Mercedes engine's intake plenum. The Milton Keynes-based outfit suspects Mercedes may have found an innovative way of briefly cooling the air channeled into the intake manifold, a ploy that would reduce the engine's working temperatures and help deliver a short burst of power. Red Bull, helped by engine partner Honda, reportedly elaborated its theory after identifying brief spikes of...
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