Adrian Newey, the technical director at Red Bull, anticipates a challenging season in Formula 1 against Ferrari and Mercedes because he thinks both teams will "come straight back" in the title chase.
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Last year, Max Verstappen won his second drivers’ championship with four races remaining, and Red Bull followed that up by capturing the constructors’ championship at the ensuing event in the USA. This was the team’s first double championship triumph since 2013. Through 2022, Verstappen won a record-breaking 15 races, and Red Bull set a new benchmark for the most points amassed by a team in a single season. Red Bull, though, must deal with an additional restriction on its aerodynamic testing as punishment for exceeding the budget limits in 2021 as it gets ready to defend its championships this year.
As a result of winning the championship, it was originally scheduled to spend the least amount of time in the wind tunnel, but the breach resulted in an additional 10% reduction and a $7 million fine. Red Bull’s chief technical officer, Newey, said: “The reduction in wind tunnel testing means we can consequently assess fewer various components, less different concepts.” “Of course, it doesn’t matter much if we’re incredibly smart and always put the appropriate items on the model.
Ferrari won’t be taking a break; instead, they’ll be addressing their weak points. They have a few issues with dependability. They messed up on a few pit walls. So, they’ll return immediately. And of course, you watched Mercedes make improvements to a car that was fairly far behind the speed to the point where it won all but one race. “You can be sure they’ll be there. So it’s going to be a difficult year, without a doubt.
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Red Bull continued to be the dominant team, winning 10 of the final 11 races, despite Mercedes making substantial improvements to its car in the second half of the season after struggling in the first half. At the Autosport Awards in December, the Red Bull RB18 received recognition for its accomplishments by taking home the International Racing Car of the Year Award. Red Bull can be “extremely happy” of what it accomplished with the RB18, according to Newey, who said that the team concentrated on making sure there was adequate room for progress, which was demonstrated by the fact that it pulled ahead of Ferrari throughout the second part of the year.
