Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2023 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2023 Formula 1 Team/Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Penalty Points
    • 2022 Session Results
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • 2022/23 Formula E Team/Driver Line-up
  • IndyCar
    • 2023 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2023 IndyCar Driver Line-Up
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • WRC
    • 2023 WRC Calendar
    • 2023 WRC Standings
    • 2023 WRC Driver Line-up
  • MotoGP
    • 2023 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2023 MotoGP Team/Rider Line-Up
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • 2023 WEC Calendar
    • 2023 WEC Hypercar Team/Driver Line-up
  • More
    • IMSA
      • 2023 IMSA GTP Team/Driver Line-up
      • 2023 IMSA Calendar
    • Formula 2
      • 2023 Formula 2 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 2 Driver Line-up
    • Formula 3
      • 2023 Formula 3 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 3 Driver Line-up
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
LIVE
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2023 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2023 Formula 1 Team/Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Penalty Points
    • 2022 Session Results
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • 2022/23 Formula E Team/Driver Line-up
  • IndyCar
    • 2023 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2023 IndyCar Driver Line-Up
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • WRC
    • 2023 WRC Calendar
    • 2023 WRC Standings
    • 2023 WRC Driver Line-up
  • MotoGP
    • 2023 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2023 MotoGP Team/Rider Line-Up
    • 2022 Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • 2023 WEC Calendar
    • 2023 WEC Hypercar Team/Driver Line-up
  • More
    • IMSA
      • 2023 IMSA GTP Team/Driver Line-up
      • 2023 IMSA Calendar
    • Formula 2
      • 2023 Formula 2 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 2 Driver Line-up
    • Formula 3
      • 2023 Formula 3 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 3 Driver Line-up
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Single Seater Formula 1

Red Bull: Aston Martin investigation is ‘about the precedent’ F1 sets

by Fergal Walsh
8 months ago
A A
0
Red Bull: Aston Martin investigation is ‘about the precedent’ F1 sets
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The investigation into Aston Martin’s heavily upgraded car in Barcelona is about the precedent that the sport will set going forward, according to Red Bull’s Team Principal Christian Horner.

Aston Martin turned heads in Spain this weekend when it unveiled a car that resembled Red Bull’s.

Formula 1’s regulations outlaws teams from ‘reverse engineering’ another car’s concept, a method that Aston Martin has denied doing.

The FIA has asserted that Aston Martin’s development programme was not in breach of the regulations, following an investigation carried out at the team’s factory.

RelatedPosts

Vasseur not rushing to secure Leclerc beyond 2024

Vasseur not rushing to secure Leclerc beyond 2024

38 mins ago
Which drivers are under the most pressure heading into the 2023 F1 season?

Which drivers are under the most pressure heading into the 2023 F1 season?

3 hours ago

However, Horner says that Red Bull wants to rule out the possibility that the team’s Intellectual Property was not protected, as several Red Bull staff transferred to Aston Martin before the start of the 2022 season.

“We will work with the FIA but, as the regulators, it is down to them,” Horner told Sky F1.

“In reality, this is about the precedent that it sets. It’s not necessarily an issue for us unless Aston Martin start beating us. 

“But for the teams in the midfield, it could have a material effect on them. The biggest thing that we want to ensure that our IP is protected and hasn’t been abused.”

Horner confirmed that Red Bull would carry out its own internal investigation on the matter.

“We will have an internal investigation. We have got our own software protection, we know exactly software is looked at and where it is controlled,” he said.

“But it is the job of the regulator, the FIA, because they have the access, and we rely very heavily on them to make sure that there has been no transfer of IP and no abuse of that. 

“So it’s very much their job to police that. It is no coincidence that a few individuals that have transferred from Red Bull to Aston Martin over the winter and during the early part of the season.  

“It was brought to our attention actually by the FIA earlier this week who said: ‘There is a car that looks remarkably like your car, can we have a list of your levers?’ 

“Of course that immediately raises alarm bells. What is permissible, we see it up and down the paddock, where individuals move from team to team after a garden leave period, what they take in their head, that’s fair game. 

“That’s their knowledge. What isn’t fair and what is totally unacceptable is if there has been any transfer of IP.”

Tags: AstonMartinF1HornerRedBull
Share493Tweet308Share123

Related Posts

Vasseur not rushing to secure Leclerc beyond 2024
Formula 1

Vasseur not rushing to secure Leclerc beyond 2024

38 mins ago
Which drivers are under the most pressure heading into the 2023 F1 season?
Feature

Which drivers are under the most pressure heading into the 2023 F1 season?

3 hours ago
Is Red Bull F1 set to link up with Ford?
Formula 1

Is Red Bull F1 set to link up with Ford?

5 hours ago
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Articles

Two Sky Sports F1 pundits dropped ahead of 2023 season
Formula 1

Two Sky Sports F1 pundits dropped ahead of 2023 season

January 25, 2023
Verstappen converts private plane to accommodate racing simulator
Formula 1

Verstappen converts private plane to accommodate racing simulator

January 25, 2023

2023 F1 Car Launches

TeamCar NameDate
HaasVF-2331 January*
Red BullRB1903 February
WilliamsFW4506 February*
Alfa RomeoC4307 February
AlphaTauriAT0411 February
Aston MartinAMR2313 February
McLarenTBA13 February
FerrariTBA14 February
MercedesW1415 February
AlpineA52316 February
*Livery reveal

Upcoming Races

#EventLocationDate
-Pre-Season TestingSakhir 23-25 February
1Bahrain GPSakhir05 March
2Saudi Arabian GPJeddah19 March
3Australian GPMelbourne02 April
4Azerbaijan GPBaku30 April

Click here for the full 2023 F1 calendar

Drivers’  Standings

#DriverPts
Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
Esteban Ocon
Pierre Gasly
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri

Click here for full Drivers’ Standings

Follow Motorsport Week

Motorsport Week

© 2023 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • 2023 F1 Calendar
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
    • Driver Penalty Points
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
    • Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • WSeries
    • DTM
    • IMSA
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
X