Red Bull confesses ‘anger’ with contempt of rivals at punishment: ‘Wind tunnel leak is huge’

Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché said wind tunnel work is the car’s main development tool, so the Bulls are already starting 2023 at a disadvantage.

The US$ 7 million (approximately R$ 35 million) fine for exceeding the spending limit for the 2021 season of Formula 1 it might even have been “cheap” but wasted time in the wind tunnel left the Red Bull very apprehensive for the 2023 season. And the technical director of the bulls, Pierre Waché, admitted that seeing the rivals disdain the punishment imposed by the FIA (International Automobile Federation) is something that annoys.

Waché spoke to the Dutch portal RacingNews365.com and explained that the Milton Keynes base will already be at a natural disadvantage having won the Constructors’ title. By regulation, it will have 5% less aerodynamic tests than the runner-up, Ferrari, For instance. However, Taurus will still lose another 7% for breaching its 2021 budget cap, set at the time at US$145m (R$759m), or at least 12% less than rivals.

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“It’s our main development tool during the year. It makes me a little angry to see people say it’s not a big punishment,” said the French director. “If we look at how the rules are made, this additional handicap already affects us,” he added.

“And the [regulamento] which the FIA ​​has introduced, and the teams have agreed to, but if it’s not efficient, they won’t. There’s 5% between first and second place, and 5% is a lot — and we’ll also have less than 7% [que esse valor]which means we are closer to losing two positions [no campeonato]🇧🇷 This kind of reduction in the wind tunnel is huge for us compared to other teams.”

In addition to having one of the most talented drivers on the current grid, Max Verstappen, the Red Bull technical staff is considered one of the best, in command of Christian Horner🇧🇷 Waché was questioned by the publication about the difference that names like Adrian Newey could do next year, but he took advantage of the times of the World Cup to explain that a player does not win alone.

“It’s like a football team. If you play 10 against 11, even with Messi in the team, it will be very difficult to win the game,” he compared, quoting the Argentina international striker, who is considered one of the best football players of all time. ..

“We have Adrian [Newey]no doubt, he’s a big part of the team, but they [os rivais] they also have very good people on their teams. The work that has been done on this car is not for one, but for many. For sure we can work harder, just like the others,” she continued.

“We were a little irritated by this decision, that of having less time in the wind tunnel. But the motivation to compensate is very high”, concluded the technical director.

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