Cost cap saga “might not end up as a penalty” as Red Bull work on 2024 car

Red Bull’s dominance and ability to begin work early on next year’s car means they may not feel the punishment from their F1 cost cap breach, says Sky’s Ted Kravitz.
(L to R): Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal with Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal with Max Verstappen (NLD) Red…

As 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen was sealing hღis second consecutive F1 championship last year, Red Bull were punished for exceeding the 2021 cost cap and hit with a $7m fine and, crucially, a 10 percent reduction🌜 in wind tunnel time for this season.

But such was their momentum from last season into 2023, they have won every grand prix so far and have🥂 already turned their attention to developing ♛their 2024 car.

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Sky’s Kravitz explained: “[Red Bull team prཧincipal Christian] Horner said ‘we are already designing,♌ and spending our time, on next year’s car, the RB20’.

“They have already got the advantage with this year’s car. We aren’t ev✃en at half-way in the sea𒀰son.

“Already, they can have the capacity ⛄and the aerodynamic testing time and the wind tunnel time - even considering the penalty for the cost cap - to con🧸centrate on next year’s car.

ꦕ“So it’s a virtuous circ🃏le, having such a good car this year.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada, Race
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix,…

“It might end up that the cost cap breach agreement, the penalty of 1🅷0 percent less wind tunnel time, might not end up as a penalty at all.

“Because if they can start now on next year’s car, it⛦ 𓆏won’t be a penalty at all, is it?

“So all that hullabal🧸oo at the enไd of last year? It looks like it won’t affect Red Bull at all.”

Versꦇtappen won the F1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, cruising clear of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.

He is 69 points clear at the top of🔯 the F1 standings with his teammate🦩 Sergio Perez chasing him.

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