Gunther Steiner says Formula 1 must resist the temptation to react to Red Bull’s dominance by changing the rules. The new-in-2022 aerodynamic regulations were introduced in a bid to close up the field and produce better racing – but a spanner in the works at present is how far ahead Red Bull is. “And I am confident that the others will catch up with Red Bull sooner or later anyway. “Everyone works hard and we must never forget that Red Bull received a penalty last year, the which will oblige them to have fewer hours of development in the wind tunnel, so theoretically they can’t progress that much. “Everyone will catch up, try to understand what Red Bull’s advantage is and then copy it or do something similar,” he predicted. And so, Steiner said “boredom” is simply not an acceptable reason for changing the rules in order to slow Red Bull down. “Red Bull did a fantastic job,” he insisted, “and it’s not like they should be penalised for this.

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