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Formula 1: How the evolution fever Ferrari F1-75 and Red Bull RB18 will develop
The two top F1 cars have achieved marginal convergence in performance so far at Jeddah and while not much will change at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday (4/10), there will be a fierce development ‘war’ that will will determine the result of the title of 2022.
Ferrari and Red Bull Racing followed a different strategy before matching their marginally similar performance at the last Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where RBR’s Max Ferstappen’s win over Bahrain premiere winner Charleroi was counted by half a second reached.
Ferrari has chosen not to make any upgrades to the F1-75 from the moment it is presented until the third race of the season, as the top priority is to fully understand its new car and consequently make the best possible adjustment to bring it to the surface as much as possible of its dynamics. The only change was the slightly modified rear wing – with a slightly more sweep in the center – that he used on the Jeddah.
Instead, on the final day of winter testing (3/12) in Bahrain, RBR unveiled a high-performance upgrade package for the RB18 that made it significantly faster without presenting the Milton Keynes engineering team with any adjustment puzzles.
At the Australian Grand Prix, the 3rd round of this year in Formula 1, in the next three days (April 8th to 10th) neither team will present a significant upgrade of their car. RBR will certainly bring many important new components to Imola’s next Easter race, while the Scuderia – through its director Matthias Binotto – says the development of the F1-75 will be based on wise cost management, based on this year’s budget ($140 million Dollar). imposed on every sports team.
“It’s not a question of when we’ll be done, it’s a question of the budget limit. We have to make sure we don’t spend all our moneyus in the first races”stressed Binoto. “We don’t expect any significant improvements at the next race in Melbourne, but as soon as we can bring something, we will do it. We have to make sure we’re using the right tactics, because that can completely change the facts of the evolution battle.”
However, the Italian estimates that Ferrari is now as well-equipped for the evolutionary battle as RBR and Mercedes: “It’s a challenge to have a great year to stay at this level, not just for us but for all the teams. It is true that our competitors have a very strong pace of development. In 2017 and 18 we lost some ground. But since then we’ve improved our wind tunnel, our technologies, our processes and our simulations for car design, so today I’m much better prepared than I used to be to do a good job developing the car.he said.
As for Red Bull Racing, it seemed unable to match the pace of the Ferrari races at the first race of the year in Bahrain – performance issues notwithstanding, which forced it to double surrender in the last two laps.
At Jeddah, the British team successfully solved the reliability issues and by using lower aerodynamic settings – using the appropriate rear wings, as was the norm last year – gained a narrow but enough lead over Ferrari to win.
RBR has not indicated that Max Ferstappen and Sergio Perez will have some significant improvements to their cars in Melbourne, but that will change in the next race at Imola (24/4). For the first European race of the year, the team is looking to solve much of its main problem this year: weight.
Specifically, a new floor will be fitted to the RB18 – made lighter by a complete structural redesign – as well as modified suspension and body panels to allow the car to be presented at the Emilia Romagna circuit by 8 kg lighter. This reduction is said to give an F1 about 0.25 seconds per lap. And that’s just the beginning for the two teams clinching this year’s Formula 1 title.
Source: sport 24
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Carlos Sainz Sr., father of Carlos Sainz and two-time world rally champion, has commented on Ferrari’s decision to replace his son with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Sainz was left without a seat at Ferrari last year and later joined Williams. In 2025, the Spaniard outperformed Hamilton and achieved two podiums, while the Briton had none.
Carlos Sainz Sr. emphasized that neither he nor his son criticized Hamilton:
“It’s not our problem, it’s not Carlos’ problem. Ferrari was close to winning the constructors’ championship in 2024, but this year the team has faced difficulties. My advice, and Carlos agrees, is to focus on your work. The world is already too complex to worry about everyone. Let people draw their own conclusions,” he said.
At the same time, Sainz Sr. believes that his son can become a world champion:
“I have a lot of confidence in him and I want to believe that it is possible. I am his father and I have seen how talented he is. If he is in the right place at the right time, he can really achieve this. Everything has to match perfectly. He works and fights for it,” he added.
The rally champion also noted that success depends on the car and the team:
“Unfortunately, I don’t have a crystal ball to know how teams are preparing for radical changes in F1. It all depends on the engine and the chassis. It would be good for Williams to produce a competitive car and fight for the podium. Now they can be at the bottom, middle or top of the table and under the new rules the stronger teams have more resources.”
Source: Sport UA
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Formula 1 pilots’ salaries have long been record-breaking, and the championship’s leading stars regularly appear on the list of the world’s highest-paid athletes.
The current F1 squad is one of the richest in the history of the series, which is directly linked to the sharp increase in the championship’s global popularity in recent years.
But large contracts account for only a fraction of total revenue. Advertising deals, bonuses, business ventures and investments have allowed individual pilots to amass fortunes that far exceed the earnings of most of their peers. According to Racing News 365, it was these Formula 1 drivers who managed to build the largest financial empires in the history of the championship, leaving others far behind.
The richest F1 drivers in history
1) Michael Schumacher – $790 million
2) Lewis Hamilton – $304 million
3) Fernando Alonso – $264 million
4) Kimi Raikkonen – $254 million
5) Niki Lauda – $203 million
Source: Sport UA
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Mercedes driver George Russell says he is ready to prove his ability to challenge for the Formula 1 championship and is not afraid to confront Max Verstappen directly.
The Briton had been driving for Mercedes for four seasons but joined the Brackley team just as it lost its leading position. During this time, Russell achieved five Grand Prix victories but had to watch Verstappen and Lando Norris win the titles.
On the eve of major regulatory changes in 2026, many experts see Mercedes as one of the favorites of the new technical cycle. Russell hopes this will be his chance to consistently compete at the top.
“I’m confident I can compete with the best. Max is the gold standard right now,” said Russell.
I would like to fight him head on. “This is the only pilot next to whom you can really test your level.”
After Lewis Hamilton moved to Ferrari, Russell established himself as the leader of Mercedes. The 27-year-old compares his situation to the career of Michael Schumacher, who won his first championship after working for Ferrari for five years.
“You either fight for the championship or you don’t. Nobody dreams of fighting for second place. I’m ready to take my chances and I understand that patience is required,” concluded Russell.
Source: Sport UA
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