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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - From Imola, the race to catch up begins for Mercedes. Then the W14 should be converted step by step into a winning car. By building on your mistakes. First, the front axle and the floor are in sight.
Hamilton and Russell still have to survive the Miami GP. After that, the company begins to catch up. At the moment Mercedes is 5 to 8 tenths behind Red Bull, still in the chasing field with Aston Martin and Ferrari. Depending on the track, the Mercs were second, third or fourth.
In Baku, Mercedes had to line up behind Ferrari and Aston Martin. Team boss Toto Wolff stated: "The differences between and three were minimal. We didn't hit the setup optimally in the one hour of practice. But maybe that also applied to our competitors."
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - AlphaTauri will be reorganized in 2024. Retaining the B team was important for Red Bull. A sale would have damaged your own interests. But not everything is settled yet. It's about replacing future team boss Laurent Mekies.
Two of the ten F1 teams have a common owner. While Red Bull is at the top, AlphaTauri has recently slipped to the other end of the table. That should change now. Red Bull has initiated a fresh start. It was a rocky road up to this decision.
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The new bosses of the energy drink empire went through all the options to clean up the Alpha Tauri construction site. Sale, relocation, renovation.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Red Bull races in a class of its own. In Baku, the competition was more than 20 seconds behind. Red Bull is also unbeatable on the straight. Everyone is puzzled by the RB19's DRS effect.
Red Bull is beatable in one round. Ferrari made it twice in Baku. But as soon as the lights go out at the starting lights, Red Bull is driving in a world of its own.
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After 51 laps the fastest Ferrari was trailed by 21, the fastest Aston Martin by 22 and the fastest Mercedes by 46 seconds. The midfield finished 80 seconds behind.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Frédéric Vasseur finally has a result in hand. With two pole positions, a second place in the sprint, a third place in the main race and 36 points under your belt, you can put on a friendly face. Ferrari has improved.
And finally Vasseur can also argue with countable results. "If you go home with zero points, nobody takes you seriously when you talk about progress."
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Ferrari's progress cannot be seen directly on the car. While the Scuderia brought a Baku-specific rear wing, so did Aston Martin, Alpine, McLaren, Alfa Romeo, Haas and AlphaTauri. The wing wasn't Ferrari's secret.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Perez had the better run than Verstappen in Baku. In terms of wins, the score is now 2:2. But how did he show off? And what happened just before the end when Ocon headed towards a crowd?
While the Azerbaijan GP wasn't full of overtaking maneuvers and wild action, there were still some compelling stories. For example Sergio Perez's win over Max Verstappen, Ferrari's first podium, a poker game by Nico Hulkenberg and a crazy end-of-race scene starring Esteban Ocon.
Why was Sergio Perez better than Max Verstappen?
Only six championship points separate the Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez after the weekend in Baku. In terms of wins, there is a tie between the Dutchman and the Mexican.
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Only six championship points separate the Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez after the weekend in Baku. In terms of wins, there is a tie between the Dutchman and the Mexican.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Actually, Porsche should have moved into Red Bull's engine department. But the people of Stuttgart were too greedy. Ford, on the other hand, does not want any team shares - and was therefore awarded the contract.
Visiting Red Bull Ford Powertrains in Milton Keynes, where the world champions set up an engine shop within 55 weeks.
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Three engineers stare at ten screens. They study data, survey curves on their computers, they sink into it until Florian Niehaves asks from the background: "Has it cooled down?" Red Bull's Head of Power Unit Validation & Testing points to the space behind the pane.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Alfa Romeo brought the biggest upgrade to Melbourne with AlphaTauri. Nevertheless, they slipped backwards rather than moving forward. The C43 has no brutal weakness - but also no real strength.
In Australia, Zhou scooped two points that were more down to the chaos than actual race speed. It is already clear that Red Bull, Mercedes, Aston Martin and Ferrari are out of reach. Before the third Grand Prix of the season, Alfa Romeo still saw themselves as equals with Alpine.
However, Alpine increased the pace in Melbourne and even McLaren and Williams drove away. Alfa Romeo argued with AlphaTauri for the red lantern.
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AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT - Alpha Tauri has only collected one point in three races. The AT04 does not generate enough downforce, especially in slow corners.
With an aggressive development, the racing team from Faenza wants to return to the broad midfield. For the future, the team will be more closely tied to Red Bull.
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According to the engineers, the AT04 starved itself far below the weight limit. The overweight had been one of the problem areas of the predecessor. The performance in fast corners has improved.
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Auto Motor Und Sport - Bernd Mayländer is regarded as an inventory of Formula 1. The German is now driving the Formula 1 safety car for the 24th year. The racing driver has experienced one or two stories in the process. We spoke to him about his time in F1.
This is how Bernd Mayländer felt at the 1999 San Marino Grand Prix. At the time, the Porsche Supercup driver, who was competing as part of the Formula 1 program, received a call from....
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[....] former F1 race director Charlie Whiting: "I thought there was trouble." But that's not true. The FIA offered the then 27-year-old the job of safety car driver in Formula 3000.
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Auto Motor Und Sport - There was hope in the chasing pack that Red Bull's dominance in Bahrain was just an exception. But in Jeddah, Aston Martin, Mercedes and Aston Martin found that the RB19 is driving everywhere in another world. The slap was even more resounding.
At the start of the season, Red Bull's opponents received their first nasty slap in the face. After 57 laps, Aston Martin was 38.6 seconds behind, Ferrari 48.0 seconds and Mercedes 50.9 seconds.
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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had to slow down significantly in the last stint to make ends meet. Red Bull's only opponent at the moment is technology.
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#Amus "Alonso bombards us with questions and suggestions. In his 20th season, he's as hot as if he were just starting in Formula 1," says sports director Andy Stevenson amused. "Fernando is a driver who has everything under control from A to Z," enthuses team boss Mike Krack.
#Amus The dependency on Mercedes cannot be permanent either. Aston Martin is only allowed to use the Mercedes wind tunnel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and loses time when recalibrating. Aston Martin has already refrained from using the competitor's simulator and analysis tools
#Amus "We wanted the AMR23 to be better than last year's Red Bull in all areas," says an engineer. Values determined from GPS data were used. "When we actually surpassed those targets, at first we thought we must have made a mistake."
Auto Motor Und Sport - Overall, the Aston Martin AMR23 presented itself as the second best car in the field. Because, unlike Ferrari and Mercedes, it can do everything. The one quick lap and the endurance run. Red Bull is missing about half a second on Saturday and Sunday.
Alonso had to overtake his Ferrari and Mercedes opponents on track after a poor start to celebrate his 99th podium finish. Because the Red Bull reduced the pace in the last ten laps, there is little reliable comparison material.
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In the relevant laps, Alonso constantly loses half a second to the winner. The Spaniard would have preferred not to get out of his Aston Martin at all. "I could have continued for an hour after the checkered flag."
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Auto Motor Und Sport: The Bahrain GP gave us our first real look at the balance of power. Red Bull just got better. Aston Martin has a good starting point. Ferrari and Mercedes have to find performance. What plans do the teams have with new parts for the early part of the season?
Red Bull was in a league of its own in Bahrain, as it was in 2022. According to Mercedes, Verstappen was eight to nine tenths per lap faster than the best Ferrari in the race. A second quicker than the best Aston Martin. And 1.2 seconds faster than their own W14 racers.
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It was only the first track of the year, but there really isn't anyone in the paddock who expects big shifts in Saudi Arabia or Melbourne. The Red Bull is too good and too balanced. Verstappen is too good for teammate Sergio Perez. And Red Bull too good for the pursuers.
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Auto Motor Und Sport: Red Bull destroys its opponents. Beyond that there is more light than shadow. Ferrari and Mercedes are further behind than last year and seem at a loss as to how to build on old mistakes.
With Ferrari and Mercedes you have to wonder what happened over the winter. Instead of making up ground on Red Bull they lost ground. Ferrari 4 tenths, Mercedes two. And somehow you can't shake the feeling that neither of them knows what makes Red Bull so fast and how to catch up
Mercedes and Ferrari are at the minimum weight. But also Red Bull. Mercedes and Ferrari have equalized Red Bull's top speed advantage but lose in the corners. Mercedes in the fast ones, Ferrari in the slow ones. Mercedes and Ferrari no longer bounce. Red Bull never had it.
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Auto Motor Und Sport: McLaren gave a picture of misery at the season opener in Bahrain. The car lacks grip and on top of that it lacked reliability. However, the course correction has already been initiated.
McLaren needs a quick and successful race to catch up. Otherwise the team can only dream of fourth place in the Championship
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The engineers had already noticed over the winter that the development was not making any real progress and was reaching a dead end. "Our first infusion is therefore not the package we had imagined," says team boss Andrea Stella.
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#AMuS reports that apparently the ground clearance of the RB19 is at least 10 millimetres below everyone else [based on what Mercedes observed]. And despite that, still no bouncing issues.
Toto says their floor would break if they would do the same.
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Toto says their floor would break if they would do the same.
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#AMuS Driving with a lower ride height makes you generate a lot of downforce and in Red Bull's case, it‘s especially evident in the acceleration phases.
Toto Wolff: "The traction [of the RB19] is breathtaking."
Toto Wolff: "The traction [of the RB19] is breathtaking."
#AMuS Another car with similar characteristics as the RB19 is the AMR23. Mercedes engineers claim to have noticed that the AMR23 drives at a lower ride height too, and despite that, gets over the bumps well. It is also strong on corner exit.
#AMuS Adrian Newey had sharply criticized the new rules in advance. Meanwhile, Red Bull's star designer has changed his mind. The new cars demand more from the engineers than expected and one concept surprised even an old hand like Newey.
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Adrian Newey has been working in Formula 1 since 1980. He came to Red Bull in 2006 via the Fittipaldi, March, Williams and McLaren stations. During his time, the 63-year-old Englishman witnessed eight major regulatory reforms.
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The 2022 one, he says, was the biggest since 1983. Because it completely turned car aerodynamics on its head and dug up a principle that was banned in 1982.
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#AMuS After Red Bull's cancellation, Porsche should continue to ask around in F1. The F1 headquarters have not yet given up hope that the sports car brand will enter the market. In the paddock, many lack the imagination. Williams as a possible landing site does not want to sell.
These are not good times for Formula 1 in Germany. In the next season there is only one German driver on the starting grid. Sebastian Vettel has retiredd. Haas let Mick Schumacher's contract expire. At least Nico Hulkenberg returns.
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A Grand Prix in Germany is not in sight. While other countries are fighting for a place on the calendar, the autonation has become quiet.
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#AMuS Alpine celebrates fourth place in the World Championship standings. Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso look back on their season with mixed feelings. While Ocon is completely satisfied, Alonso warned of too many failures.
This has only happened to Fernando Alonso once in his career. The team-mate closes the season with more World Championship points than he does. In the first year of the McLaren-Honda drama 2015, Jenson Button finished the team duel with 16:11 points in his favour.
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A little satisfaction for Alonso: He won the training comparison against his English teammate 10:9. Even then, Alonso had a good explanation ready. He lost more points to defects than Button. Alonso recorded eight retirements and reeled off just 4,026 kilometers of racing.
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#AMuS 2022 Mercedes lost the duel against Ferrari in the battle for second place. Toto Wolff settles accounts with the problem child W13 and explains why Mercedes can be expected again in 2023.
One win, 17 podiums, a pole position, a sprint win, 6 fastest laps: For many F1 teams, this record would be a dream. It's a setback for a team that has won eight world titles in a row.
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Toto Wolff would like to put the Mercedes W13 in the farthest corner of the museum. In Abu Dhabi, the piñata once again showed its whims.
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#AMuS The death of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz shook the entire group. In an interview, Helmut Marko talks about how things are going with Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri, what Max's record win means and how severe the FIA penalty for exceeding the budget cap weighs.
Can you compare Max Verstappen's record season to Sebastian Vettel's best 2013 with 13 wins?
Helmut Marko: It's fair to say that there are a lot more races today. But after a few months everyone forgets what the base was.
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Helmut Marko: It's fair to say that there are a lot more races today. But after a few months everyone forgets what the base was.
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Marko: "It will certainly not be easy to set this record again. And we mustn't forget: There are still two races to go."
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#AMuS The Red Bull RB18 is the best car of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Because it has become an all-rounder over the course of the year. And because it hardly has any weak points. And because head of technology Adrian Newey was the first to understand bouncing.
Until the summer break, the World Cup was a duel. The Red Bull RB18 and the Ferrari F1-75 drove at eye level. The racetrack determined who had the edge. After the summer break, Red Bull stepped on the gas. Ferrari is only an opponent on a fast lap on Saturday.
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What was once the strength of red cars has turned into its opposite. Now the Red Bull is functioning in a large working window and Ferrari is walking a fine line with the setup of its car.
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#AMuS The Chinese Grand Prix has been given a place on the 2023 racing calendar. But in the paddock, many doubt that Formula 1 will actually drive in Shanghai next year. The reason is the strict Corona requirements.
For three years, Formula 1 gave China a wide berth. The pandemic and the strict corona policy in the Middle Kingdom made the Asia trip impossible for a long time. But in 2023 the spook should finally be over. The premier class is planning a celebratory return to Shanghai.
As the fourth race of the year, the China Grand Prix on April 16 was added to the 2023 F1 calendar. In order to gain more time, the F1 bosses were actually happy to move the event to autumn. But in the end, the FIA pushed for a speedy release of the calendar.
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#AMuS | The relatively mild penalty is based on the fact that Red Bull Racing cooperated with the auditors and FIA.
The financial rules are new and complex and RBR didn't act in bad faith that their interpretation of the costs was correct.
The financial rules are new and complex and RBR didn't act in bad faith that their interpretation of the costs was correct.
Additionally, Red Bull have incorrectly filed a £1.4 million tax break to their detriment. This means that the budget limit would only be exceeded by £432,652 or 0.37%.
If the cost cap is exceeded by less than 5%, the offense falls into the "Minor violation of the rules" category and can therefore only be punished to a limited extent.
The fact that RBR accepted the penalty further reduced the range of possible sanctions.
The fact that RBR accepted the penalty further reduced the range of possible sanctions.
