Over the past few weeks, Red Bull has been crash-testing a new lightweight RB18 chassis which, however, did not make its debut at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The team has decided to debut the new chassis at the Singapore Grand Prix, so it will not be used in the Belgium-Holland-Italy triptych. The news related to the Red Bull novelty has circulated in the paddock and the rivals of the team leading the Constructors’ Championship have learned what Red Bull will bring in a few weeks.
At the end of the Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto expressed his opinion on the lightened chassis that Red Bull will soon make its debut.
“I can’t know what they are doing, if they have a lighter frame or not. In general, the budget limit is always a concern,” admitted the manager from Reggio.
Binotto has always emphasized the problem of scrupulously controlling the expenses of the teams by the FIA. Breaking the Budget Cap could also confer considerable benefits if teams decide to do so while contravening the rules. A question of sporting equity.
“I think we have already talked about this over the course of the season, because now we have the technical, sporting and even financial regulations, which can make the difference between teams in the way they interpret and perform them, and we know we need an FIA. very strong to have adequate attention, otherwise the regulations themselves will not be fair and equitable “.
According to Mattia, Ferrari would not be able to introduce a lighter chassis or make changes to the planning made at the beginning of the season precisely for reasons related to the budget cap. This is why the question mark on the Red Bull chassis becomes increasingly bulky.
“Now I cannot judge Red Bull by the lightness of a frame. Like Ferrari, we will never be able to introduce a light frame or a different strategy over the course of a season, simply for budget reasons, and I would be very surprised if others team were able to do that. “
“The reasons are once again to be found in the regulation itself: is it fair enough, is it fair enough, is control less efficient? It is a big question mark. As we said, at the moment it is a very green regulation, the number of people who control it within the FIA is very low, so it needs to improve for the future, because it would be really bad if a championship were somehow dictated by a financial regulation and not a technical and sporting one “, concluded Binotto.
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