[ 2020 ] Aston Martin RedBull Racing F1 Team - Honda

[ispano6]

Max also went on a roll in Austin where he accused Ferrari of cheating. AFAIK they did not fire the press officer but Marko & Berger openly criticised Verstappen his PR (dis)abilities.

Mindgames are nothing new in F1. Max's speculation of another team's cheating may have made them nervous or wary of scrutiny. Just because they weren't caught doesn't mean they weren't employing some trickery. Renault were caught cheating with brake balance and they simply played dumb. If anything, Renault should have been stripped of their points up until when they stopped using it. That would have put STR in 5th for the constructors championship and millions more in prize money.

[Wouter]

Thanks to a status quo in F1 in 2020 on the engine regulation front, Tanabe-san is confident his team of engineers will be able to make further strides this season.

"The technical regulations relating to the PU have hardly hanged since last year," he added.

"Therefore, we have been able to make progress based on the experience we gained across all four of our cars in 2019.

"I believe we can make a step forward and our aim is to obtain even better results than we did last year. In any sport, your performance can only be judged in relation to that of your competitors, so until we start racing, it’s impossible to predict just how successful we can be."

The whole interview.

[Wouter]

From an interview (German) with the owner of the RB teams:

Dietrich Mateschitz: "Best preparation for a long time"

Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz looks to the upcoming Formula 1 season with high expectations for a good reason.
Why are you so confident for the new Formula 1 season?

Dietrich Mateschitz: We have clearly the highest expectations this year compared to previous years. Our engine partner Honda did an excellent job in winter. On the test bench, we drove kilometers like never before without any problems (around 5000). The engine enables us to be at the forefront in terms of performance and stability.
Formula 1 is a good sign that the teams at Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri remained the same ...

Yes, continuity is important, everything is well coordinated. All key positions remained the same. The initial difficulties that we had at Red Bull Racing in 2019 will no longer exist this year, we can already say that.
Is the computer data real?

All data from the computer and the wind tunnel are better than last year, and we are confident that they will also be reflected on the track. That means we can hope to fight for the World Cup.
Are the same driver pairings for the pre-season also an advantage?

In any case, since everyone has already proven their skills. Max (Verstappen) has what it takes to be a champion, Alex (Albon) was most amazed at how he mastered the difficult tasks in his first season. And Daniil (Kvyat) and Pierre (Gasly) can also keep up with the top.
Have you signed the new basic contracts between your teams, the FIA ​​and the F1 promoter Liberty that involve a lot of money?

Not yet. But it is only a matter of drafting details. I don't expect any problems. Time is not running out. We also drove a time before without a basic contract. But everything is ready for signature.
So far, Honda has only been committed to Formula 1 until 2021. Will it continue then?

We still have two seasons to choose. It also depends on our services.

https://www.speedweek.com/formel1/news/ ... angem.html

[Wouter]

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[godlameroso]

The last time the regulations were stable across two years was the 2012-2013 seasons. Most teams found something in the region of 1.3 seconds across years. Of course the tires changed between 2012 and 2013 mid season no less. Both seasons were rather enjoyable despite the Red Bull domination, of course that's when Mercedes started winning as well.

Isn't this hilarious? Honda's old work's team is now the Mercedes works team and that team went on to dominate, and now the previous team that was dominating is being powered by Honda, and Honda is up against the house it built with Ross Brawn with aspirations of dominating once again. Hopefully Ferrari can add to the hilarity.

[Bill]

The team Honda left Brawn lost a lot of staff simply because Brawn couldn't afford to pay them.when Mercedes bought them they have to invest a lot bringing in a lot of highly qualified personnel which explains their success. Their engine department account for half the staff which is all Mercedes nothing to do with the old Honda.they use expertise from Germany also

[etusch]

The team Honda left Brawn lost a lot of staff simply because Brawn couldn't afford to pay them.when Mercedes bought them they have to invest a lot bringing in a lot of highly qualified personnel which explains their success. Their engine department account for half the staff which is all Mercedes nothing to do with the old Honda.they use expertise from Germany also

When brawn send some of personel, I am sure that he kept best ones. Of course mersedes brought more and talented ones on that stuff level . That is different part of subject. If we look it in that way, we may not even talk about a real mercedes pu

[Helix]

The team Honda left Brawn lost a lot of staff simply because Brawn couldn't afford to pay them.when Mercedes bought them they have to invest a lot bringing in a lot of highly qualified personnel which explains their success. Their engine department account for half the staff which is all Mercedes nothing to do with the old Honda.they use expertise from Germany also

Honda Motor Co. Ltd has handed over more than US$200 million in the deal that saw the factory 'sell' its Formula One team to its former team principal Ross Brawn. The Japanese automotive manufacturer has given Brawn US$110.9 million of fixed assets, including US$38.4 million in leasehold land and buildings and US$36.9 million in factory equipment and machinery, as well as US$50.2 million cash to cover a year's staff wages that it would have otherwise had to pay in redundancy costs. The company has, additionally, written off significant debts owed to it by the team.

Brawn's new team has also received the cash Honda Motor Co. Ltd would have had to pay both him and driver Jenson Button to cancel their contracts, which were held directly with the car maker in Japan rather than with the British-based racing team.

[Wouter]

Positive information about RBR and Honda in German on AMuS.

And the RB16 was already winding its first 100 kilometers on a shortened course in Silverstone.
With this basis, Red Bull starts the first three days of the first week of testing. The first upgrades are scheduled for week two. Until the start of the season in Melbourne, the RB16 should no longer have anything to do with the test car.
"The paint remains the same," jokes Marko.

Nose, guide plates, side ...., engine cover and rear wing have been completely revised. There were major changes,
especially on the mechanical side. The engineers have invested a great deal of time and thought into the geometry and mounting points of the suspensions. Marko therefore does not speak of an ordinary evolution, but of an "immense development".

[Capharol]

[Capharol]

Verstappen tests "insane" Valkyrie hypercar

Speaking after his first laps in the 6.5-litre VP1 car, which was equipped with a hybrid system that will not feature on the race-spec model, Verstappen spoke enthusiastically about the 6.5-litre V12 machine.

"I was here at Silverstone to watch the first runs of the Aston Martin Valkyrie at the British Grand Prix last year but of course it's always better to be behind the wheel yourself, and to be one of the first guys to drive an insane car like this was really exciting," he said.

https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/ver ... e/4687523/

[etusch]

Red Bull is working with three development teams
Red Bull has assigned three teams for this season. The first team is responsible for the development of the current car, which will continuously be improved through the season. The second team has its focus on the development of the 2021 Red Bull.

The third team, according to Marko, has been tasked completely with the new tyres: "Because Pirelli decided to change over to 18 inch tyres in 2021, all the teams need to test individually for the Italian tyre manufacturer. That is the only thing the third team is doing.


https://www.maximumf1.com/max-verstappe ... de-in-2020

[Wouter]

The Official Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Podcast - Bringing you exclusive unrivalled access to the Red Bull Racing F1 team.

On this edition of Talking Bull – We look forward to the 2020 season! Max and Alex interview each other once again, we talk to legendary sports photographer Dunstin Snipes on set, we have an exclusive chat with Christian Horner and brand new music from new artist Sad Alex.

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[Edax]

Max also went on a roll in Austin where he accused Ferrari of cheating. AFAIK they did not fire the press officer but Marko & Berger openly criticised Verstappen his PR (dis)abilities.

Max should learn to be more diplomatic or fear turning into Alonso 2.0. He is already basically banned from Renault and Ferrari after his previous comments.

Meanwhile here is a crazy idea for RB: how about you hire a native Dutch speaker (who commands English and German also excellently) to be his press officer. That way he can immediately jump in when he feels Max is going to say something stupid again in any of the 3 languages Max commands and shut him up prematurely. Otherwise I fail to see the whole point of the ‘press officer’ to begin with. If it is just holding a recorder and typing out the recording, surely a 16-year old intern could also do that at a much cheaper rating?

Actually Why not do away with the press officer at all. I actually like these raw unfiltered comments. I used to love Senna and Prost having a go at each other. Same with Irvine. If you look at historic quotes from mclaren, shelby, hunt and the likes, there are a lot of gems who would have failed the current press regime.

I understand that there are a lot of interest at play. But making every driver sound like a junior representative for an animal pellet company, doing his regular farm run, does not really add to the sport.

[langedweil]

Actually Why not do away with the press officer at all. I actually like these raw unfiltered comments. I used to love Senna and Prost having a go at each other. Same with Irvine. If you look at historic quotes from mclaren, shelby, hunt and the likes, there are a lot of gems who would have failed the current press regime.

I understand that there are a lot of interest at play. But making every driver sound like a junior representative for an animal pellet company, doing his regular farm run, does not really add to the sport.

Fully agree ... the political correctness, the don't-hurt-anyone's-feelings era is really draining me. It's even dragging me to UFC ...