Mercedes is sure that Red Bull will be hurt by reduced wind tunnel time after breaching F1's budget cap last year. It hopes the two squads will be able to race much closer in 2023.
As part of its punishment for breaching last year’s cost cap, Red Bull was handed a $7 million dollar fine and a 10 percent reduction in wind tunnel time as part of F1’s Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions.Mercedes
Speaking about the challenges of closing up the gap to Red Bull this winter with the F1 cost cap in place, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reckons the aero testing deficit could be something that makes an impact. “The way that the regulations, the ATR restrictions, have been set in place means there are teams that are further back who can really make a big jump compared to the front runners.
“They [Red Bull] are a brilliant racing team. It will give them an extra motivation and against Ferrari, it's seven percent. But it's around marginal games and we have been a bit closer to Ferrari in the last quarter of the season.”Mercedes was held back this year by pausing development of its W13 as it chased cures for the car’s early season porpoising problems.
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