The Race can reveal that rules tweaks aimed at segregating A-teams and B-teams and limiting the advantages of such models are being finalised by the FIA and F1 for 2026
"So I think the sport, as we’re now in the budget cap era, has moved on to where we’re trying to have 10 independent teams from a sporting, from a political, from a technical point of view.
“I think they [Red Bull] are very much playing by the rules. I have an issue with the rules - and believe the FIA needs to address this.”
I mean, I agree with Zak. It’s a weird situation since I guess you can’t legally force Red Bull to sell Racing Bulls, but them having two teams on the grid is really not a great look for the sport regardless of how you slice it, unless you think they deserve it for saving the Faenza operations.
They saved them 20 years ago. I don’t think it’s right for them to coast on that goodwill forever, especially not when they didn’t exactly buy the team out of altruism.
I mean, I agree with Zak. It’s a weird situation since I guess you can’t legally force Red Bull to sell Racing Bulls, but them having two teams on the grid is really not a great look for the sport regardless of how you slice it, unless you think they deserve it for saving the Faenza operations.
They saved them 20 years ago. I don’t think it’s right for them to coast on that goodwill forever, especially not when they didn’t exactly buy the team out of altruism.
I agree, but it’s what usually gets dredged up when this topic resurfaces every now and then.