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 his second c🍎onsecutive 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 seꦕason.

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 principal Christian] Horner said ‘we are already designing, and spending our time, on next year’s car, the RB🌱2🌺0’.

“They have already g🃏ot the advantage with this year’s car. We aren’t even at half-way in the season.

“Already, they can have the capacity and th🐽e aerodynamic testing time and the wind tunn🌌el time - even considering the penalty for the cost cap - to concentrate on next year’s car.

“So it’s a virtuous circle🐎, having such a good car this y🌟ear.

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 10 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 won☂’t be a penalty꧂ at all, is it?

“So all that hullabaloo at the end of last year? It look🔯s like it 🧸won’t affect Red Bull at all.”

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

He is 69 points🅰 cl🔜ear at the top of the F1 standings with his teammate Sergio Perez chasing him.

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