FILE PHOTO: Former F1 driver Daniil Kvyal races against a TII driverless car at the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 27, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
"For a human being it sometimes can be a bit overwhelming actually to fight for that last thousandth or milli-milli-second. "If you don’t know what you are doing, because we are testing, you’ll spend a lot of resources; Carbon fibre, energy, people," said RB's head of vehicle performance Guillaume Dezoteux.
All teams operate under a $145 million budget cap with everything that gives a competitive edge included under that umbrella. In Monaco last year, details of the sensitive underside of Sergio Perez's Red Bull were revealed after it was craned off the track with images eagerly scanned.