Lewis Hamilton: F1 cost cap penalty ‘didn’t cost Red Bull anything’, ‘it was so small’
Red Bull 💧were hit with a fine and restriction on aerodynamic testing after they were found guilty of breaking F1’s financial regulations for the 2021 season.
Ironically, it was the season 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen went head-to-head with Hamilton for the title.
Despite the restrictions on aero testing, Red Bull are enjoying their most dominant campaign to date, winning all eight of the races so far in F1 2023.
With such a lead in both championships, Red Bull can focus o♒n next year’s car development while still dominatin🔯g this year.
This prospect has led to a suggestion from Hamilton t🎐hat the FIA should set a hard deadline when F1 teams are allowed to start developing their car for next year amid fears that Red Bull can capitalise on their dominance this year and begin work on the 2024 car before anyone else.
Speaking to Sky ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton said: “I don’t think it did, anyway. The penalty didn’t cost them anyth𒆙ing.
“It definitely, definitely didn’t. It w🍬as so smal🐻l.”
Looking at Mercedes’ chances, Hamilton hasn’tꦍ won in F1 in over 💛18 months, stretching back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Despite the lengthy drought, Hamilton’s focus is on challenging for next year’s championship in 2024💛 rather than winning a race this year𝐆.
"I don’t know, I’m trying to win a race,” he added. “I have no idea. It depends wher🔥e the car goes.
“We will hopefully get close but I can’t predict what Aston or Ferrari will do, or where Red Bull will be. I hope so. But I also hope that we don’t focu🐼s too much on winni♏ng a race this year.
“I care less to win a race this year, more to win the championship next year.ജ”
Hamilton has often struggled relative to his tea🅺mmates at this week🐷end’s venue in Austria.
🍌He last won at the Red Bull Ring in 2020 after storming to pole by 1.2s in wet conditions.
“We have not made any changes to the car, between the last race a✨nd this one,” he explained.
“There ♊are similarities to Barcelona, trackwise. Th♚e car will be fairly decent here.
“I’m more excited for next week because we will take🌜 a small step in the right 🎃direction. I think we have a step coming. It is similar to the last step that we took. Small steps in the right direction.
“But the great thing is that we have steps♐ coming, that’s the one really important thing to look at.”
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