Red Bull doubt their rivals will all produce copies of their successful RB18 design for the 2023 F1 season, despite the constraints of the current regulations.
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Whatever triggered it, Verstappen’s defiance of his own team makes little sense
2022 F1 season
Posted onWas Max Verstappen’s refusal to let Sergio Perez pass him in Brazil provoked by what happened in Monaco – and has the world champion made a mistake?
“Don’t fight Max”: How Red Bull’s team radio row in Brazil unfolded
2022 Brazilian GP team radio transcript
Posted onTranscript of Red Bull’s team radio messages shows how they told Sergio Perez “we’ll swap back” the cars in Brazil – but Max Verstappen refused.
Verstappen is not bigger than the team, insists Horner after radio row
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted Max Verstappen is not bigger than the team after his driver refused to obey an order.
Verstappen says error at turn eight cost him pole for sprint race
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says a mistake on his only flying lap in Q3 cost him pole position for tomorrow’s sprint race at Interlagos.
Verstappen confirms Red Bull has ended its boycott of Sky
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen confirmed his Red Bull team’s boycott of Sky is over and the team has resumed co-operation with the broadcaster.
Winning title by “big margin” with few poles shows team’s quality – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: 2022 F1 champion Max Verstappen praises his team’s performance but points out one statistic he didn’t dominate in this year
Albon feels ‘back in control on the limit’ after losing confidence at Red Bull
2022 Formula 1 season
Posted onAlex Albon says his return to Formula 1 with Williams this year has “gone better than I expected it to” after losing his Red Bull seat in 2020.
How Pirelli is addressing the “main limitation” Verstappen identified with its 2022 tyres
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen’s chief concern with Pirelli’s current Formula 1 tyres is one area the manufacturer plans to improve next year.
Domenicali “totally confident” of closer title fight next year after Red Bull rout in 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says Red Bull’s rivals may have missed opportunities to beat them in 2022 and he expects a closer title fight next year.
Verstappen “will continue to break records for the rest of his career” – rivals
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers heaped praise on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after his record-breaking win in the Mexican Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s RB18 is closing on a record set by one of F1’s greatest cars
2022 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen broke one record, his Red Bull RB18 is closing on a benchmark set by the famed McLaren-Honda MP4/4.
How Red Bull’s belief they are a “cheap target” led to their Sky boycott in Mexico
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull kept its staff off Sky in Mexico after Max Verstappen was left “very upset” by comments referring to his 2021 title win in Abu Dhabi.
Perez relieved with fourth as electrical glitch makes qualifying “a total mess”
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez said he was nearly knocked out in Q1 and Q2 as he grappled with an electrical problem during qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix.
Why Red Bull’s rivals expect their budget cap penalty to have a “very small” effect
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s rivals explain why they believe the impact of their penalty for exceeding the budget cap in 2021 will be “very small”.
Did the FIA get Red Bull’s penalty for 2021 budget cap breach right?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWas the FIA’s penalty for Red Bull’s 2021 budget cap breach correct, too lenient – or too harsh? Join in our debate and poll.
Red Bull’s budget cap penalty “clearly doesn’t fit the breach” – McLaren
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull deserves a tougher punishment for their cost cap breach, says McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl, who ignored Christian Horner’s “fairy-tale hour” explanation.
Red Bull explains how budget cap breach happened and why it accepted penalty
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has explained how its team came to exceed the Formula 1 budget cap in 2021.
Red Bull gained ‘zero benefit’ from cost cap breach and penalty is ‘draconian’ – Horner
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner insists their penalty for exceeding the 2021 budget is not “insignificant”.
Red Bull’s $7 million penalty for cost cap breach is the second-highest in F1 history
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull have been fined $7m by the FIA for breaching the 2021 budget cap. But how does that penalty compare to previous fines by the governing body?