By the start of the second part of the season, Red Bull Racing’s dominance in both championship standings had already become apparent, and the likelihood of this situation changing in any way in the remaining races is negligible.
Max Verstappen is closing in on his third title, and if he rises to the top of the podium again in Italy, he will set a new record in Formula 1 history – no one has yet managed to take ten wins in a row.
Despite the full extent of Red Bull Racing’s advantage, other teams are not happy with the idea of tweaking the technical regulations aimed at somehow slowing down the cars made at Milton Keynes. Some fans are arguing for such measures, who fear that Verstappen and his team will be out of reach for rivals for a long time as regulations remain stable for the next two years.
But Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur made it clear at the FIA press conference that he was against such interference.
“I’m not a big fan of efficiency measures or other artificial means,” he said. “It’s not in the nature of Formula 1, and on top of that we already have a handicap scale that limits the time you work in a wind tunnel, designed to keep a kind of balance. But this is not a balance of efficiency, but rather a balance of time spent on research, and that is enough.”
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, who made impressive progress over the course of the season, supported Vasseur: “I agree, we don’t need any help. We want to close the gap ourselves, we love this challenge and we want it to stay the same for the next two years.”
Christian Horner, who also took part in the press conference, added that Red Bull is not afraid of such steps from the FIA: “The rules remain quite stable and now we have three regulations: technical, sporting and financial.
It seems that the technical and sporting aspects are working quite satisfactorily, but financially there are some maneuvers every now and then, but I think the rules will remain stable for the next two years. At the same time, we are fully prepared for our rivals to overtake us.
Look at the breakthrough that McLaren has managed to achieve in recent times. We expect the teams’ capabilities to begin to level off as early as this year. In general, I am not aware that some draconian measures can be prepared to significantly adjust the regulations. This is what will happen in 2026, when a full reset will take place.”
Source: F1 News
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