From GMM
Red Bull has succeeded in readying a 'double diffuser' solution in time for this weekend's Monaco grand prix.
Until mere days ago, designer Adrian Newey admitted it was "touch and go" whether the RB5, featuring unique pullrod rear suspension, could be modified in time to accommodate the controversial concept.
But team driver Sebastian Vettel has now been quoted by an Austrian television broadcast as confirming that his car will indeed have a double diffuser in the Principality.
The German, however, expects the true effect of the development to only become clear once the calendar moves on to the more conventional circuit in Turkey two weeks later.
Vettel told the ORF programme Sport am Sonntag: "But if the diffuser helps us, then it will also help in Monaco."
Meanwhile, former triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart thinks the young driver should rethink his policy of not employing a manager.
The 21-year-old, the only driver other than Jenson Button to have won a race this season, negotiated his BMW, Toro Rosso and Red Bull assignments with the assistance only of his father Norbert, and an external lawyer.
"Up until now he didn't need a manager," Jackie Stewart, 69, told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "But he will not be able to imagine what is going to happen to him if he really becomes a superstar," Stewart added.
Stewart believes Vettel has not reached his peak of popularity, which will complicate the handling of his own affairs.
"He will become so big that he needs someone to guide him through the things that, apart from driving, are important. He will be dealing with people like politicians, heads of big companies. He should be prepared for that," added Stewart.
Red Bull has succeeded in readying a 'double diffuser' solution in time for this weekend's Monaco grand prix.
Until mere days ago, designer Adrian Newey admitted it was "touch and go" whether the RB5, featuring unique pullrod rear suspension, could be modified in time to accommodate the controversial concept.
But team driver Sebastian Vettel has now been quoted by an Austrian television broadcast as confirming that his car will indeed have a double diffuser in the Principality.
The German, however, expects the true effect of the development to only become clear once the calendar moves on to the more conventional circuit in Turkey two weeks later.
Vettel told the ORF programme Sport am Sonntag: "But if the diffuser helps us, then it will also help in Monaco."
Meanwhile, former triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart thinks the young driver should rethink his policy of not employing a manager.
The 21-year-old, the only driver other than Jenson Button to have won a race this season, negotiated his BMW, Toro Rosso and Red Bull assignments with the assistance only of his father Norbert, and an external lawyer.
"Up until now he didn't need a manager," Jackie Stewart, 69, told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "But he will not be able to imagine what is going to happen to him if he really becomes a superstar," Stewart added.
Stewart believes Vettel has not reached his peak of popularity, which will complicate the handling of his own affairs.
"He will become so big that he needs someone to guide him through the things that, apart from driving, are important. He will be dealing with people like politicians, heads of big companies. He should be prepared for that," added Stewart.