Formula 1 News: T-tray, water-in-tires investigations ‘closed’ – FIA

(GMM) The FIA has drawn a line under both the Red Bull ‘T-tray’ and McLaren ‘water in tires’ technical controversies.

As they battle for the 2024 world championship between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, the two teams have been trading allegations of technical breaches.

On the adjustable T-tray controversy, the FIA declared in a statement that officials visited Red Bull’s factory in Milton-Keynes to look into the solution “in depth”.

“This investigation concluded that no breach has taken place, and therefore confirmed the position adopted by the FIA during the US GP in Austin,” the statement read.

The FIA also said it has looked closely into allegations that McLaren were inserting water into the tires for cooling reasons, and concluded: “No evidence was found to suggest any irregular behavior.” They checked at the Sao Paulo GP – a wet race that would not have required McLaren add water to their tires since the rain cooled them. Also, the rumor of McLaren possibly cheating was already out, so McLaren would have been sure not to add water for that race

The matters are now “closed”, the Paris-based federation concluded.