For the first time in nine years, the Red Bull it returned to conquer a one-two finish in the constructors’ and drivers’ championships, coming just a hair’s breadth away from Sergio Perez’s 2nd place in the championship standings, a result that would have represented absolute perfection in an already epic year of its own. However, the Milton Keynes team’s memorable season was also damaged by the discovery that they were not complying with the regulation on spending ceiling breached in 2021 and emerged afloat during this world championship. For this reason, Red Bull will have to serve a fine equal to 7 million dollars, in addition to the reduction of 10% of the development time of the car in the wind tunnel.
A season with many ‘pros’ but not without ‘cons’ for the Anglo-Austrian house, which, added together, forced the team to have to defend itself from the many criticisms and controversies of its opponents. Confirming this came the words of the team principal Christian Hornerwho spoke about the difficulties of having to defend oneself from the attacks of others: “You always learn that someone else is going to have a problem at some point – said the British manager to the media – the higher you climb, the sharper the knives become, and this year we have experienced this situation a bit. The quickest way to become unpopular in the paddock is to win consistently. We’re a subsidiary of an energy drink that competes against incumbent manufacturers and brands, and some of our competitors don’t like that. Off the slopes, we had a target on our back this year. Sometimes it was tough, but unfortunately Formula 1 is like that.”
Looking to the future, however, Horner underlined the obligation not to underestimate other top teams such as Ferraris and Mercedesboth grappling with problems of various kinds in 2022 but eager to implement a payback for 2023: “When you win 17 Grands Prix and do what we did, you can understand that our rivals are feeling the effects – he added – I’m sure next year they will be even more motivated to challenge us, and they are both high quality teams. Nothing can be taken for granted in 2023“.
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