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Originally Posted by CarfanLUFC
Sadly, given the circumstances under which he 'won' both his titles then there will always be understandable mocking of him and his team.
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What did MW do wrong in the 2022 season?! Refuse to let Perez past and have one collision where Hamilton refused to yield (indeed Hamilton causing many collisions including with Alonso in Spa), despite having no collisions all season with rival Leclerc or anyone else? Hardly a season full of misdemeanors for the Dutchman!
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Originally Posted by BTCC frog
This didn't come out until late 2022 but the punishment should have been great enough to put them in the midfield in 2023, and yet instead it looks like they are once again the favourites for the championship which is infuriating as a fan.
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Lol. A trivial accounting misunderstanding which is already forgotten by Red Bull fans. Less than a 2% breach after tax credits IIRC, with Red Bull Racing submitting an account they, together with the forensic accounting firm they had audit it for them, understood to be within the cap.
Only anti-Red Bull bias would call for such a draconian penalty!
For it be "infuriating as a fan" suggests you are not a Red Bull Racing fan?! Red Bull Racing fans accept the penalty of wind tunnel time reduction even if it seems a little much for a minor accounting misunderstanding.
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Originally Posted by BTCC frog
So despite having absolutely zero doubt that Verstappen is the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment, and has been for the last two years as well, it would give far more of a sour taste if he were to win the title for a third year running than it did when Hamilton or Vettel dominated in recent years, because it just doesn't feel like Red Bull deserve it.
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What a load of nonsense. Red Bull Racing and Honda Racing produced a superb chassis and power unit for the 2021 and then again for the 2022 season.
To say they don't deserve it suggests a lack of understanding of the excellent engineering both Red Bull Racing and Honda Racing have produced. Be it compact cylinder head and exceptionally efficient ERS on the all-new 2021 Honda, as well as a VERY well done switch to E10 for 2022 with minimal loss in power. Then an excellent chassis for 2021, and again an excellent chassis for 2022: designed
FROM THE OUTSET with measures to mitigate porpoising like mild venturi geometry with good downforce at higher ride heights, good suspension compliance, sprung bib, ice skates, floor stiffening brace & a generally stiff & rigid floor etc (unlike some rivals from Brackley who bizarrely thought they could run their car low and hard, with a very floppy and flexible floor, and thought it would somehow be perfectly fine...).