After the race Horner did an interview with Sky Sports F1 and seemed to suggest that they feel they now know more about the Mercedes rear wing 'trick' once Max fedback what he felt.
Sky Sports F1 Post Race Interview wrote:
Christian Horner
We won't be protesting at this race.
It's important to understand where the speed has come from. Obviously they had a new engine here and they're running Monaco levels of downforce and when he past Max he was close to 30kph quicker on that lap.
It's something we need to understand and it's up to the FIA to police the sport and to govern it so we trust in them and their investigation.
Paul DiResta
Max was quite clear on what bit of the rear wing he was going to touch. He touched it, he got the fine. Did he feel something?
Christian Horner
Well he felt about 50 grand...look, it would be inappropriate for me to comment but there's quite a significant difference.
If they do protest aren't they required to outline their suspicions. They can't just say, look at their wing.
So if they reveal their suspicions would they need to evidence the source of their information? If it is that the information was obtained by Max's touchy-feelyness of the wing, then given how that action was deemed against the rules and a fine given, would it be a reach for Mercedes to accuse Red Bull of espionage?
My interpretation was...
PDR: Did he feel something?
CH: [he felt] a significant difference.
I don't want it sound dramatic but was just a thought I had given the verbal rocks Toto & Horner throw at each others' camp.