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Speaking to Austrian publication oe24, Marko said: "You can't say that. They (Mercedes, ed.) have a new front wing, and on the TV pictures from Montreal you can clearly see that Russell and Hamilton's wings are bending noticeably.
"However, the wings had the necessary strength when they were approved. That doesn't surprise me. I don't know how often we had to check our wings."
Speaking of the checks that aerodynamic parts need to go through, Marko noted: "There is a precisely defined procedure with weights under which a wing must not bend. It is a popular game of pushing everything to the limit so that it passes the technical inspection.
"During the race, the wing then lowers, which ensures better aerodynamics. It has come up again and again when the deformation was clearly visible in the television images."
Marko confirmed that Red Bull had taken a look at the flexibility of the W15's front wing. Although the first inspection did not reveal any issues, the Austrian said that the inspection will be carried out in the coming rounds again.
"Everything was OK in Montreal. There is a new inspection for Barcelona and Spielberg etc., and it has to be OK again. Of course, the competition is looking at that critically, not just us."
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