Formula 1 Will Not Intervene to Slow Red Bull and Help Rivals Close Performance Gap
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Red Bull’s impressive performance in the first five races of the 2023 Formula One season has been the talk of the town. After a clean-sweep of five wins from five grands prix so far, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has played down suggestions the energy drink-owned team will also be victorious in all other races in 2023. Despite the impressive performance, some have even suggested that F1 and the FIA should intervene with regulation changes in order to make the 2023 season more competitive.
However, Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali has made it clear that the sport will not be intervening to slow Red Bull and help the dominant team's rivals to close the performance gap. “We cannot intervene in the performance of the teams,” he stated. “I am sure what we did in terms of financial regulations will help to minimise the gap on the technical side. But the truth is that Red Bull just did a better job than the others.”
Domenicali also pointed out that it would be foolish to say that the season is over and that the path that Formula 1 has taken with the upper budget limit and different development options for the teams will level out the field sooner or later. Mercedes and Ferrari are also ready with major car upgrades for this weekend's round at Imola, with Horner noting that Mercedes has a completely new car on the way, from what we hear.
Despite Red Bull’s impressive performance in the first five races, it is still too early to make any assumptions about the outcome of the 2023 season. With teams like Mercedes and Ferrari ready with major car upgrades, the performance gap between Red Bull and their rivals could be closed sooner or later. Formula 1 will not intervene to slow Red Bull and help the dominant team's rivals to close the performance gap, but the sport’s financial regulations could help to minimise the gap on the technical side.
