Formula 1 team red bull He was fined at the end of October 2022 seven million dollars and a 10% reduction in the development time of his car in the wind tunnel for exceeding the budget ceiling for 2021. This 10% represents a reduction of 7 % real: Red Bull, as champion in 2022, has only 70% of the total time and now it has 63%, while the second classified will have 75% and the third, 80%.
In declarations on the web ‘motorsport.com’, Christian Horner, The Team Principal of the energy drink team, assures that this punishment has made them better and worries that the punishment will also affect the development of RB20. After the first race in Bahrain, the Austrian team proved to be the strongest team and the RB19 the most competitive car.
Horner explained that he was celebrating the great work of his team. “It focused us and drove excellence. It was important for us to withstand that punishment and have a solid vision. And the team did a great job to achieve that,” he added.
Despite a very good start to the season —with a double in Bahrain—, Horner points out that the effects of the penalty are not yet fully visible and explains that they could compromise the car’s development this year and next year. Campaign. “It’s something you have to remember for twelve months, because it’s not just a thing of this year, it’s also next year’s car. We’ve got another eight or nine months ahead of us, that means we have to be very selective and very good in the way we build this car and of course next year’s car.”
In addition, the Red Bull team manager recalls that, by winning the Constructors’ World Championship, they also had less time in the wind tunnel than their rivals, which he claimed was a handicap for them. “We expect stable regulations, but of course this is a disadvantage. We have the distinction of being first and 10% more. We have 15% less than Ferrari and 20% less than Mercedes. It is a significant number. For us, it’s about being efficient and effective in what we test and how we develop both the RB19 and RB20,” Horner concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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