Despite the Penalty, Christian Horner Gears up To Fulfill Red Bull’s Backbone Dietrich Mateschitz’s Last Wish: “It Was One of the Commitments…”

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Anirban Aly Mandal

Nov 4, 2022 | 9:15 AM EDT

Despite the Penalty, Christian Horner Gears up To Fulfill Red Bull’s Backbone Dietrich Mateschitz’s Last Wish: “It Was One of the Commitments…”

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Anirban Aly Mandal

Nov 4, 2022 | 9:15 AM EDT

Dietrich Mateschitz is undoubtedly a pioneer of our beloved sport. What he has done for Formula 1 and Red Bull is incomparable. A testament to his undying passion for the sport and his acute vision is the parting gift he has left Red Bull in their pursuit of further F1 glory.

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Even though next season Red Bull will have a deficit in their wind-tunnel testing time, they are planning to expand their facilities. But why is that? As it turns out, the Milton-Keynes-based outfit has been using very outdated technology when it comes to this aspect of its R&D.

While talking to the Race, Red Bull boss Christian Horner first paid homage to Mateschitz. “It was one of the commitments that Dietrich made to the business, to invest in a new tunnel.” He then went on to explain why this was a necessary expenditure.

“Once the tunnel regulations were introduced, then the efficiency of our tunnel just wasn’t comparable with where the regulations are going. It forced our hand that we needed to make that big capital investment. So, that’s what we’ve chosen to do.”

The Bulls have been in sublime form since 2021. Mercedes‘ boss Toto Wolff is well aware of this. Even though the Silver Arrows have caught back up on some performance over the course of the season, Wolff does not believe this to be indicative of anything.

Red Bull dominance has left nothing positive for Mercedes boss Toto Wolff

Mercedes have lost the firm grip they had over F1. And they’ve lost it big. That being said, the Silver Arrows have begun their fight back to the top. But as things stand, Toto Wolff does not believe that their recent upturn in pace is going to be indicative of anything.

He began his analysis by saying, “I always see the glass half-empty, so there’s nothing to really see positive.” He then went on to explain himself. “Red Bull has just had nine [sic, he means 10] wins in a row, no reason to be overwhelmed with finishing second and fourth,” went on the Austrian boss.

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports. His passion for the sport is so immense that he aspires to work as a legal advisor in the most prestigious racing series in the world someday. When it comes to F1, Anirban finds great pleasure in re-watching classic races and idolizes the likes of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Sebastian Vettel. His top picks include Brazil '91, Silverstone '92, and Germany '19. Outside of the sport, Anirban is an avid sim-racer, often found racing on titles like Assetto Corsa, F1 22, and Automobilista. He's also a fan of the PES series and other sporting and non-sporting games. Apart from his interests in gaming, Anirban has a keen interest in philosophy, literature, music, and Anglo-Saxon history.

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