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As it turns out, the reported FIA clampdown on the front bib was aimed at Red Bull, as confirmed by the team itself. Before the F1 US GP, Autosport reported that the governing body was taking action in terms of inspection post-qualifying and pre-race.
It was suggested that one team had found a way to make alterations to the front bib clearance between qualifying and the race. The impact of such a solution could be potentially significant as it would allow teams to run lower in qualifying before raising the height for the main race.
This narrative could be seen to have an uncanny resemblance to the nature of the Red Bull car this season, which has been better over a lap compared to long runs. Max Verstappen went on a stunning run of consecutive poles that only ended in Monaco. Not only that, this was a clear divergence from how the car behaved last season where it was the other way around.
