![]() ![]() In relation to the eighth bullet point outlined by the FIA, there was a disagreement over how Red Bull Powertrains is factored into the team’s submission. So £1.4 million was the food, drink, coffees, any of you that attended Milton Keynes during the last 12 months have contributed to our overspend.” Red Bull Powertrains Fair enough but what was included was the entire catering bill of the entire company. Only time will tell how much it effects them in 2023 and the years to come. The team was fined 7 million and docked 10 percent of their R&D time for the 2023 season, a 'draconian' penalty according to Horner. “The FIA took a different viewpoint on that and said that food was not excludable. But the year wasn't without controversy, Red Bull found guilty of breaching the budget cap on their way to the 2021 title. Therefore as something as a Red Bull policy we viewed it as an excludable cost. It’s a benefit of working within the Red Bull group - free food and beverage has been provided. “Catering within Red Bull has always been a benefit that has been provided by the group. When we submitted our submission, we were £3.7 million under the threshold. Catering costs, we believed, were excluded, and again, just to put it into context. “Catering costs - a lot was made of us giving our staff too much food this year. Horner explained that Red Bull thought supplying team members and visitors with food was excluded from the cost cap. To drive at your best for lap after lap is the biggest challenge any driver can face.Another area Red Bull overspent on was catering. Neither driver can afford a mistake and that’s what makes F1 in 2021 so exciting. It’s all about confidence and Hamilton and Verstappen were at the peak of their powers in Sakhir and they might have to bring that intensity to every event if they want to win. These marginal gains to use every bit of the race track allows the driver to get on the throttle that split second earlier, or to straighten up the car to save the tyres, and it all makes a difference. Perhaps this is down to the car that they have underneath them. Hamilton is different and generally is not as aggressive over the kerbs. The Red Bull driver is very aggressive with his steering inputs and uses every bit of the track and kerbs when he can to extract lap time. Unfortunately for him, this turned out to be the most important moment of the race and he was unable to execute the move. Verstappen has not got the experience of fighting for a title and his only mistake was his illegal overtake on Hamilton at turn four. The defending champion showed why he is so tough to beat, reiterating that he has become one of the most complete drivers F1 has seen. Hamilton has proved why he is the sport’s most valuable driver with his outstanding tyre management to keep Verstappen at bay in the final stint of the Bahrain Grand Prix. However, it’s highly likely that the final difference is going to come from the drivers. We will get a clear idea over the next few races to see the respective strengths and weaknesses of the cars. ![]() Why this year will be a proper drivers' championshipįormula 1 has only visited the Bahrain International Circuit in 2021 but data shows that the difference between Red Bull and Mercedes is just hundredths of a second across a range of corners. Other than the tyres, there is no part on the 2021 Mercedes that is the same as the Red Bull.įor these two heavyweight teams to go down their own different design and development paths, only to be split by the finest of margins after 300km of racing is incredible. The bargeboards and floor differ too and the packaging of the Mercedes power unit and the Honda power unit are poles apart which further changes the rest of the car. In contrast, Mercedes have the longest wheelbase and run their car at a much lower rake than Red Bull. The RB16B is also one of the shortest cars on the grid which should help them on tight tracks such as Monaco or Singapore. The nose of the Red Bull is narrower than the one on the Mercedes which changes the rest of the aerodynamics on the car. ![]() Red Bull have kept their high-rake philosophy meaning the rear of the car is significantly higher than the front. Mercedes and Red Bull have built two very different cars, with completely different philosophies and designs. ![]()
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