Red Bull and T-tray Gate in F1, who is the spy behind the report to the FIA? Finding such a well-hidden device cannot simply be the result of meticulous investigation. Someone must have reported its existence, as often happens in these exquisitely technical matters: the Federation does not have enough personnel to monitor everyone and must necessarily rely on team reports.
Whether or not the device was used is now almost a secondary issue. The scandal has erupted, along with the increasingly deafening buzz surrounding the paddock. Unlike the flexible wings of McLaren, whose case was quickly extinguished with the promise of modifications to their structure, this time the problem is much more serious: a repeated violation of the Parc Ferme rules cannot fail to lead to a penalty.
The challenge is to prove, of course, that those from Milton Keynes actually played with the front bib height. According to what Speedcafe has gathered, the position of the device and the maneuvers necessary to access it make it very unlikely that it could be handled without raising suspicions. This theory aligns with the explanations provided by Red Bull, which has quickly admitted to its existence.
However, the question that everyone is asking right now has is slightly more interesting: who is the Federation’s spy? Which team or which engineer might have noticed such a hidden device, inaccessible to prying eyes, and reported it to the FIA? One can easily get carried away in trying to answer this question.
One thing is certain: Red Bull has experienced a real exodus of specialized technicians and engineers in recent months. Personnel have ended up in McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Aston Martin. It is logical to suspect that one of these individuals is the “culprit” behind the tip-off. Perhaps a new Papaya employee, ready to provide Andrea Stella with the right weapon to avenge the wrong suffered in Azerbaijan.
And who knows how many other secrets could emerge in the near future, a disastrous consequence of a Red Bull that is losing pieces and, perhaps, even the loyalty of its employees. After all, as legendary car designer Adrian Newey hinted a few weeks ago, there are still many things that the grid has not discovered among the Austrians’ tricks.
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