They say that the important thing is not how do you start, but the key is how it ends. That, applied to Formula 1, may make sense in 2023. It can have, and has, with the knife between its teeth, for example, Aston Martin. To the great persecutor of Red Bull In a year in which the Austrians have started ruling… but they may have problems.
Problems due to the sanction imposed by the FIA for exceeding the budget limit in 2021. One that some see as short, which calls into question what each other can spend, but which has those from energy drinks doing the math and looking back . Looking at Fernando Alonso.
And they are worried. Because in this course they will be able to spend less time in the wind tunnel. Because the development of the car is going to be key. And because despite the fact that they have started ruling with hardly any opposition, everything can change in a matter of weeks.
Christian Horner cannot hide his concern: “It is going to be difficult to develop this car. The time we have less in comparison is very significant. with some rivals”.
“But this is what it is. We have to do the best we can. Be efficient and effective. And selective about where we develop”, he tells ‘Racing News 365’.
In this sense, he speaks of a significant change in the evolutions since there is a ceiling in F1 in terms of spending.
“This used to be a sprint. Develop as fast as possible with what you could achieve, but there has been a cultural change,” he says.
And be careful what he points to: “There are variables, such as collision or accident damage. They can have a huge effect on development.”
