Listen to this article Team boss Christian Horner was quoted as saying by Auto Motor Und Sport on Thursday that he had doubts about the legality of the sidepods, and suggested they were not within the ‘spirit of the regulations.’ Red Bull subsequently denied that Horner has spoken to the media, before later clarifying that nothing had been said as an official statement. Speaking in public for the first time about the Mercedes design on Friday, Horner clarified that his team’s latest analysis was that the sidepod did fully comply with the rules. “Mercedes has come up with an extreme [solution], that’s a different interpretation,” explained Horner. “But to answer the next question, whether we think it’s legal or not? Yes, absolutely. It looks like it ticks all the boxes.” Asked why his tone had changed following comments made to respected journalist Michael Schmidt, Horner said: “Well, I think you know, comments have been quoted that certainly weren’t made. “I think t …