The moment has finally come for Red Bull Racing’s penalty to disappear. A year ago, teams that breached the 2021 budget cap were severely punished. It has been revealed that Red Bull Racing has exceeded its budget after the 2021 F1 season, which saw Max Verstappen win his first world title.
The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has fined Red Bull millions of dollars and imposed a 10% reduction in wind tunnel testing and test simulations for one year. This penalty was applied on October 26, 2022. The week has finally arrived when Red Bull’s penalty will be extinguished. This Thursday (26 October 2023), the Red Bull Racing team will be allowed to return to ‘full speed’ in wind tunnel and CFD simulations. Although at full speed…Red Bull Racing are high in the F1 rankings, so the wind tunnel time is still reduced. The higher you are in the ranking, the fewer simulations you will have to perform. This is measured twice a year, and in Red Bull’s case, it can only be implemented 70% after 2022 (when they achieved first place in the rankings). Mercedes (P2) is at 75%, Aston Martin (P3 at last count on June 30th) is at 80%, and so on. However, Red Bull only had 63% in the last 12 months due to additional deductions due to budget cap penalties. This penalty will finally end next Thursday, allowing Red Bull to do more simulations again. Bad news for the competition? Time will tell.
2023-10-25 21:24:27
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