Red Bull’s technical director, Pierre Wache, has admitted that their cost cap penalty will have a significant impact on the development of their car for the 2024 Formula One season. Following a breach of the 2021 cost cap limit, Red Bull faced a £5.5 million fine and a 10 percent reduction in wind tunnel working
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has announced that the sport plans to increase the noise produced by the engines when new regulations are implemented in 2026. The current power units, which have been in use since 2014, shifted F1 towards a more sustainable future with V6 turbo-hybrids replacing the previous V8 engines. However, the initial
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Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that the Grove-based team have asked the FIA if they can breach the budget cap, in an attempt to “catch back up”. Ahead of last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, Williams sat last in the Constructors’ Championship, the same position they finished in last season. They have since risen
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Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey has warned that the new power unit regulations in 2026 could lead to a team dominating for a significant period of time, similar to how Mercedes were unbeatable at the start of the hybrid-era in 2014. 2026 will see a huge change in the regulations, as Formula 1
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Bridgestone could be set to make a return to Formula 1 as the sport’s official tyre supplier, having left the pinnacle of motorsport at the end of 2010. Italian manufacturer Pirelli have been the sport’s tyre supplier since taking over from Bridgestone in 2011, with Bridgestone having been the sole supplier from 2007 to 2010.
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George Russell has openly admitted that the introduction of the budget cap and the new aerodynamic regulations haven’t “drastically changed anything”, with Aston Martin having been the only team to have made significant progress. The budget cap was introduced at the start of 2021 whilst the new aero regs came into effect last year, resulting
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Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey has warned that the current Formula 1 cars are likely to be the “fastest for some time”, with the famous engineer admitting that the cars are set to become “quite a lot slower” in 2026. 2026 will see the next revolutionary change of the sport’s regulations, with the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Lewis Hamilton will be ecstatic after his outing in Monaco showed the Silver Arrows were back on track to fight for podium places. While the team didn’t quite manage to put the set up together around the unique track, Mercedes showed they have pace now that can help
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Two-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has responded to Honda’s decision to partner with Aston Martin, after the manufacturer pulled out of its works programme with Red Bull. Honda and Red Bull parted ways after 2021, with the car company choosing to now team up with Aston Martin for the new era of engine
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Lance Stroll was lucky to avoid disqualification from qualifying on Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix after the Canadian missed the weighbridge during Q2, a session he was ultimately eliminated in. Not for the first time this season, Stroll struggled to match veteran team-mate Fernando Alonso, who secured a front row start for Sunday’s race
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