Red Bull team principal Christina Horner has warned of the severe consequences the budget cap may have on some teams due to inflation. The budget cap for the 2022 season sits at circa $140 million, and this has to be spread between development, damage repair and transport of freight, among other aspects. Horner has spoken
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Up until lap 27 of the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had dominated the entire weekend. The Monegasque driver was in imperious form across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. His sudden engine failure though at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has thrown his entire championship into turmoil. Max Verstappen’s victory in Spain means for the
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A video has emerged of Sir Lewis Hamilton walking behind the Red Bull after the Spanish Grand Prix and getting very close to the rear wing, although it is unclear whether or not he touched it. Hamilton recovered to fifth in Barcelona last weekend after contact with Kevin Magnussen on the opening lap gave him
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Red Bull are said to have been close to not making the start of the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday due to difficulty in getting the fuel temperature up to the minimum requirement. This is according to a report by Tobi Gruner of Auto Motor und Sport, who also indicates that Ferrari wanted the regulation
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was significantly clear of the pace of Charles Leclerc during the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, but why was that? Partly, it is to do with setup. There is less disparity between the four engine manufacturers – Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault – this season due to the new technical regulations that
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has sensationally called for the FIA to “look” into allowing teams a “third car”, following Esteban Ocon’s absence from qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. Ocon crashed heavily during FP3 in Miami, leaving his team with insufficient time to fix the Frenchman’s cracked chassis. The Alpine driver was lucky to
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Aston Martin’s chief technical officer, Andy Green, has denied any notion that his team stole intellectual property from Red Bull to inform the current design of their AMR22. Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll have managed just six points between them in 2022 after a troubling opening five rounds of the year, and there were rumours
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that he can prove data from his team was taken by Aston Martin, but he cannot confirm that it was used as part of their new sidepod design. In a bid to improve their fortunes, Aston Martin have given both Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll a B-spec
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is adamant that a solution must be found to avoid injuring the drivers as a result of the pain he has been experiencing due to the turbulence caused by the new cars. This year, ground effect aerodynamics have made a return under the new technical regulations, and it has led to the
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An FIA parody account on Twitter caught a few fans out by “announcing” that Aston Martin had been “permanently banned” due to their new design. Aston Martin arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix with fresh upgrades on the car, but it was hard not to notice that they looked very similar to those of Red
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