Christian Horner claims Red Bull 'targeted’ with ‘sharp knives’ in F1 2022
A hugely successful campaign in which Red Bull sealed both F1 world titles for the first time since 2013 was partly overshadowed by off-track controversy surrounding the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: F1 cost cap.
Red Bull were found 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:guilty o♏f b﷽reaking the $145m spending limit set during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s maiden title-winning campaign in 2021 and were subsequently hit with a $7m fine and a 10 percent reducti⛎on in wind tunnel time🍰.
And Horner claims Red Bull were targeted by their rivals, admit🐼ting the off-track politicking had been “tough” at times in 2022.
“𝔍Off-track we’ve had firmly a target on our backs this year,” Horner said.
“We’re a race team. Whatꩲ we do, we’re not a political organisation, ไwe focus on going racing.
“We’re hard racers, we’ve pushed the boundaries, which is what race teams do if they want to succeed. That’s always been our approach and it’s worked well for us💫.
"We enjoy competing and at times♊ it has been tough this year. But, unfortunately, that’s Formula 1.”
Prior to the F1 cost cap saga, the nature of Verstappen’s first title triumph had already proved a divisive subject for F1 fans following the controversial conclusion at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Asked if Red 🅷Bull need to rebuild trust with fans following the events of the last two years, Horner replied: “I think you are always learning. Someone else will have another issue at some point and the higher you rise, the sharper the knives.
“We’ve experienced that a bit this year. The quickest way to become unpopular in this paddock is to win and win consistency. ꧋;
“We’re a subsidiary of an energy drink racing against OEMs and historic brands 🍸and of course, that does not sit co🍷mfortably with some of our competitors.
“When you win 17 grands prix and do what we’ve done, you can understand that hurts our opponents and I’m sure they’ll be🐼 even more motivated to become a challenger next year.
"They are both such high quality teams, that nothing 🦄can be taken for grante𒅌d in 2023.”
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