Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, has revealed that the team had to make some cuts to accommodate for the $140 million budget cap introduced at the start of this season. The first-ever cap was introduced last season, and stood at $145 million. No one fell foul of that, although Williams were fined for failing
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The FIA have approved safety changes following meetings held in response to Guanyu Zhou’s crash at the British Grand Prix. At the start of the race at Silverstone, the Alfa Romeo driver’s car flipped upside down across the gravel and bounced over the tyre barrier into the fencing that separates the track from the stands.
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The FIA has confirmed that the teams have found common ground over the 2023 technical regulations, enabling them to be pushed through. A number of teams, Mercedes in particular, have been victims of “porpoising” and bouncing this season, in a phenomenon brought about by the technical regulations introduced ahead of this year. The new ground
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that, were Red Bull team boss Christian Horner in his position, he would also be asking the FIA to make changes to the technical regulations. Mercedes have been struggling for performance this season due to “porpoising” and bouncing, which was caused by the ground effect aerodynamics under the new
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The FIA have approved changes to next season’s technical regulations despite opposition from Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes, among other teams, have been suffering from the effects of “porpoising” and bouncing so far in 2022, and this has cost them performance on the straights. Early in the season, the Silver Arrows tried to fix the
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The running order next season is set for a potentially huge mix-up, after the FIA announced that new regulations will be introduced to eliminate porpoising. The FIA deems the issue to be a “safety concern”, with the Mercedes F1 Team having supplied data to show that the aggressiveness of the bouncing can cause brain damage. Mercedes boss
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted that putting pressure on the FIA often leads to the gaining of a “potential advantage.” Wolff and Mercedes have been calling for the governing body to change some rules to address the porpoising issues the German team have encountered this year. At multiple races, Sir Lewis Hamilton and
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The new regulations for this season have arguably been a huge step forward in regard to close racing and entertainment; however, there have already been some huge flaws in the aerodynamic dramatic changes. The biggest flaw of them all has been the porpoising phenomena, which has caused mechanical bouncing due to the more rigid ride-height,
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It’s been a poorly kept secret that Porsche are set to join Formula 1 in 2026 when the new engine regulations are introduced; however, the German manufacturer’s arrival into the sport appears even more certain now. Whilst it was known that Porsche were planning to join Red Bull Racing, it was unknown as to what
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Andreas Seidl isn’t surprised that Alpine and Alfa Romeo have often been equal to or faster than McLaren this year given the British team can no longer outspend them. It’s been a largely disappointing first half of 2022 for Seidl and co, with McLaren P4 in the standings and often slower than multiple midfield teams
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