F1 News TheFoxPosts.com

Former Minardi team owner Paul Stoddart believes XH63M F1 sT2's budget cap would have helped the outfit provide a 'hungry' Jos Verstappen with a com Pet itive opportunity. Stoddart was at the helm for Minardi's final years in F1, with the team hitting financial trouble on numerous occasions and proving largely uncompetitive, though the Australian saved the outfit before selling to Red Bull. The squad went on to become Toro Rosso. He was a leading voice calling for a budget cap in the sport during the 2000s, with manufacturers throwing extortionate amounts of money at creating race-winning machinery, leaving the Minardi team with little chance of scoring consistent points. The financial constraints were finally passed as regulations for the 2021 season to restrict com Pet itors to a set spending limit, though caveats mean areas such as the top three earners in a team do not contribute to regulated expenditure. Viewed by others: ...

Max Verstappen believes that drivers taking the role of a number two at a team must "accept" their position. The role of a second driver is seen as one that supports the team's main championship challenger. Often they will sacrifice their position in the race to enable the number one driver to get close to their championship rival, similar to Sergio Perez at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas was on the receiving end of being called a "wingman" to Lewis Hamilton during his period at Mercedes, despite being in similar championship-winning machinery. "At a certain point, you realise that it won't happen again. He understands that," argues Jos Verstappen, speaking on Viaplay . "Bottas had that opportunity with Mercedes for many years, and now he drives for Alfa Romeo. I think he is on his last stint in Formula 1. "If you're part of a championship team, you go for it and try. After a few races you realise that ...

Jos Verstappen believes that Formula 1 cars should be made "lighter" and also suggests circuit design changes to improve F1 safety. The weight of Grand Prix cars has ballooned since the adoption of the turbo hybrid engines, halo and other safety equipment to around 800kg. In recent years, it has led to some high velocity impacts, including for son Max at the 2021 British Grand Prix and twice for Mick Schumacher in '22 in Saudi Arabia and Monaco - with Schumacher's car splitting in two in the latter incident. While Jos believes that lighter cars are a must, two-time World Champion Max elaborated on some of the track changes he'd like to see. Viewed by others: Nyck de Vries De Vries details multiple rejections from F1...