Red Bull slightly exceeded the 2021 spending ceiling and for this reason, last year the FIA allowed him a 10% reduction in the total time allowed for the use of the wind tunnel and its CFD simulation for this year’s car development, in addition to a financial fine . red bull the total authorized spending limit of $145 million was exceeded by less than 5%that is, less than 7 million, and it was speculated then that the total number by which they exceeded the allowable was 1.8 million.
The Milton Keynes team argued it was for logistical reasons, but their main rivals complained and sure understand that this breach has raised doubts as to whether that money is key to building his 2021 carthe year in which Verstappen beat Hamilton in the final, as well as creating a winning base that helped him achieve the 2022 title in a year of major regulatory changes. That same winning base they changed for this course, where they also started to lead with great efficiency. So, the punishment, for now, would not have stopped energy drinks.
On the other hand, Horner, leader of Red Bull, was quick to complain about the penalty, making sure that it could affect him and a lot of his performance this 2023. However, in the absence of seeing if this reduction in hours for progress can affect them compared to Aston Martin on the rest of the course (which has 37% more time available), Frédéric Vasseur, head of Ferrari, criticized the FIA’s decision, making sure that he did not consider it a punishment.
“I think it was not a penalty. It was very low. If you consider that, really, we can improve a little over a second during the season in terms of aerodynamics, you get a penalty of 10% of it … it’s a tenth”, he commented.
“And because it’s not a linear progression, Probably less, and you can spend this money elsewhere. For me the penalty is marginal”he added.
“I’m not sure it will have much of an impact. And if you consider that you have an advantage at the beginning of the season because you spent more last year… I don’t want to say they didn’t do a good job, because honestly I think they did a really good job on the car. And I’m not looking for an excuse. Not this. But if you ask me if the punishment is too light, yes.”he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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