Red Bull is planning to bring in a lighter chassis that can further improve their pace by 1.5 tenths/lap but could abuse the budget cap.
Red Bull mightily dominates the 2022 season. However, they are not ready to take it easy, and according to Corriere della Sera, they are bringing in a lighter chassis.
The upgrade by Red Bull will improve their pace by 1.5/tenths per lap. However, there is a catch. The cost of the chassis alone would cost them $2 million.
And Ferrari alleges that it will abuse the budget cap. Thus, it’s illegal. Even Ferrari was planning to bring in similar chassis, but it wasn’t affordable to them under budget constraints.
“As Ferrari, we could never introduce a lighter chassis due to the budget cap,” said Binotto. So, if Ferrari is right and Red Bull still brings in the upgrade, it will surely trigger yet another conflict for FIA to solve.
Thus, spicing up the championship battle. Even without the upgrade, Red Bull looks far ahead due to better reliability and consistency. So, for once, Red Bull can avoid this risk for fear of overdoing things.
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Ferrari hopes for better performance in Zandvoort and Monza
The Belgian Grand Prix was a disaster for Ferrari. The Maranello-based team saw the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez taking P1-2, respectively.
They had to console themselves with a consolation prize of P3 by Carlos Sainz. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished P6, courtesy of an initial race hiccup, and then a five-second penalty was imposed on him for speeding in the pitlane.
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However, Ferrari boss Binotto hopes for better performance at Zandvoort and Monza. Though, he also argues that at Monza, Ferrari will have to see where they can extract their potential.
“Zandvoort is a totally different track, with higher load. I am confident that we will return to fight for the win,” said Binotto. “Monza is a lower load track, but it has a different configuration to Spa. We will work to understand how to best use the car and the tyres.”
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