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Mercedes are confident that Red Bull and Ferrari will be affected when the new technical directive comes into effect at the Belgian GP.

Mercedes believe the floor TD that comes into effect at Spa will cost Red Bull and Ferrari "two/three tenths", reports Auto Motor und Sport.

Charles Leclerc crashing out from the 2022 French Grand Prix turned the spotlight away from other interesting indications from Paul Ricard.

Christian Horner fired at Mercedes, accusing them of lobbying to change F1 regulations for next year to be able to run their car lower.

Toto Wolff feels "some teams" have made car floors which are "clearly against the regulations" given how they 'flex' in certain places.

From the Belgian Grand Prix, a newly expanded version of Technical Directive TD039 will be in force. This is an FIA Technical Directive first released to the teams in Canada regarding the measuring and monitoring of the vertical forces acting on the cars. This followed complaints from drivers about the physical effect of the aerodynamic bouncing on them.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner rubbished rumors that the team's RB18 has an illegal flexing floor, insisting he has no issues or concerns.

The FIA’s technical directive designed to clamp down on porpoising and flexible floors has been delayed until the Belgian Grand Prix, a move that

The Formula 1 Commission met ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix and delivered some outcomes that includes tweaks to the Financial Regulations to take into account increased costs incurred in 2022.

Formula 1 Technical Advisory Committee will meet Saturday in Spielberg, as one of the discussed matters will bring it to a critical juncture.