After collecting data on the Canadian Grand Prix weekend through a technical directive, the FIA has now postponed plans to use metrics to measure the vertical vibration of the car until the French Grand Prix later this month.
As the FIA seeks to address the safety concerns raised by some drivers and teams, this complex formula will set a limit on the amount of bounce in the car. Any car that does not comply with the restrictions will be at risk of being excluded from the race.
At an FIA press conference on Saturday, Horner was pleased to have proper consultations with the team on the implementation of the technical directive, saying the recent presentation in Montreal was wrong.
But Horner has raised concerns about the complexity of the FIA's proposed metrics and the impact regulators may have on how teams set up their cars.
Horner said: "The indicators they are talking about are quite complex, and that's its concern. ”
We seem to be giving the FIA more and more influence to decide what your setup is. They say you have to use this tail wing at any time, or reach a certain driving height, it's a dangerous road.
"I understand that approach based on safety considerations because they're struggling with a limited number of cars, so they're looking into using this mechanism to control it." But hopefully that's only this year's thing, hopefully all teams will be able to fix this next year. ”
So far this season, teams have experienced bounces of varying degrees. Mercedes are the worst, so they want to introduce this mechanism.
Red Bull has been worried about changing the rules in the middle of the season because the issue affects all teams differently, leading to discussions about technical directives throughout the Canadian weekend.
The technical directive will be further discussed at the F1 Committee meeting next week.
Williams boss Jost Capito echoed Horner's view of the complexity of the indicator, saying: "The proposal is too complicated. We had to find simpler solutions that would allow teams to work and set up within the regulations.