F1 cost cap penalty ‘will hurt Red Bull’, claims former aero chief

Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows believes his former team Red Bull will feel the impact of their reduced wind tunnel time as they serve their F1 cost cap penalty.
F1 cost cap penalty ‘will hurt Red Bull’, claims former aero chief

Fallows played a key role in Red Bull’s aero department between 2010 and 2013, helping the team to win four consecutive F1 drivers’ and constructors’ titles.

He was promoted to head of aerodynamics in 2014 - a role he held until 2021 before deciding to make the switch to Aston Martin🍰.

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Red Bull were hit with a fine and a cut in development time as part of their punishment for overspending in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s first title-winning campaign. 

The reigning world cha𒁃mpions were initially set to have their wind tunnel quota set at 70 percent, but that was reduced to 63 percent following their brea🃏ch of the cost cap.

While the impact of the punishment isn’t entirely clear, Fallows is certaღin Red Bull will be hurt” by it.

“They’ve come from a very strong position with last year’s car,” Fallows told media including ltxcn.top. “There are regulation changes for this year, as we know, but they’re not massive. So they are clear༺ly in a very good, very strong position going into this year.

“That kind of restriction with your wind tunnel ಞhours - you even get it, obviously, as you go up the grid - that does hurt. I think that restriction will hurt them to some extent.”

Dan Fallows (GBR) Aston Martin F1 Team Technical Director. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico
Dan Fallows (GBR) Aston Martin F1 Team Technical Director. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20…

Red Bull dominated last year’s championship,๊ winning 17 of the 22♏ races.

Thus, Fallows is confident his former employer will “minimise the impacts of that penal🦩ty”.

“But I think they have a great deal of strength in depth and they have a lot of experience of this rules set," he added. "So I’m fairly confident that they will minimise the impacts of that penalty.🥂”

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