Horner believes Red Bull won’t breach 2022 F1 cost cap

However, he admits he can’t say with “100% confidence” that Red Bull will be safe – and suggests that six teams are still at risk of breaching the 2022 cap limit.
The FIA announced on Friday that Red Bull has been fined $7m and hit with a 10% reduction in aero testing for the next 12 months after being found guilty of exceeding last year’s budget cap.
The fact that debate over the …Keep reading
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F1 teams bring tech updates to manage Mexico’s high-altitude challenge

With the 2022 season winding to a close and the majority of teams now fully focused on developments for next year, few are bringing many new parts to races.
But there has been a big focus on cooling for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix as teams look to get on top of the high-altitude conditions that make it a race unlike any other.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez sits at 2.2km above sea …Keep reading
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Verstappen expects “a lot of crashes” when F1 ditches tyre blankets

F1 has been toying with the idea of outlawing tyre blankets since the switch to 18 inch wheels was finalised, with that originally set to go ahead in 2021 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the new car regulations to be delayed until 2022.
The series had already elected against a complete tyre blanket ban for 2021 back in 2019, with the phasing out of the warmers taking place …Keep reading
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Ferrari unhappy with “very limited” impact of F1 cost cap penalty on Red Bull

The FIA announced on Friday it had reached an Accepted Breach Agreement with Red Bull over its alleged breach of last year’s financial regulations.
The agreement saw Red Bull receive a $7 million fine and a 10% reduction in its aerodynamic testing time for the next 12 months.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called the penalty “enormous” and “draconian”, claiming a number …Keep reading
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The advantage handed to Mercedes over Red Bull and Ferrari in Mexican GP practice

George Russell topped the times at the end of the opening day of practice for Formula 1’s 2022 Mexican Grand Prix, where Ferrari’s strong start was undone by Charles Leclerc’s FP2 crash during the second in-season Pirelli tyre test in a week.
Ferrari led the way in a 1-2 in opening practice on Friday afternoon, but Leclerc’s off mid-way through the second session – elongated to …Keep reading
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