Horner sure “field will converge”

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Horner sure “field will converge” in 2024

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he fully expects that the grid will become more competitive than 2023, where they won all but one grand prix over the season.

“I think with stable regulations, we know that the field will converge,” he said. “We’ve seen that at different points during the course of the past year.

“We have to improve, we have to keep evolving. And I think all aspects of RB19 are being looked at to evolve into RB20 and hopefully make it even stronger because I’m sure that’s what our competitors will be looking to do.”

Hulkenberg wants “proper” low downforce spec

Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg says he wants his team to produce a bespoke car specification for low downforce circuits like Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.

“That’s a subject also for next year – do we invest more into a proper low downforce package,” he said.

“Because we have quite a few events now where we need a low downforce package. It’s probably like four or five events we’re that applies. So it’s quite a significant portion of the season.”

Mansell switches to ART

Christian Mansell will compete for a second season in Formula 3 in 2024 after moving from Campos to ART.

Mansell was 12th in the standings during his rookie campaign in the championship and raced with ART in the recent Macau Grand Prix.

Links

Motor racing links of interest:

The ‘overwhelming confidence’ linking Senna, Schumacher & Alonso (Motor Sport)

Pat Symonds: ”With Ayrton, it was the first time I’d met a driver that didn’t need to use his entire brain to drive the car and had plenty of capacity left to think about what was going on. This was enormously valuable in an era before data recording.”

Angela MacDonald on HMRC’s transformation journey (Civil Service World)

‘And importantly, we pursue those who do cause harm; this year saw the conclusion of our lengthy investigation into Bernie Ecclestone – who finally pleaded guilty to fraud and paid back £652m, which included a 200% penalty for failing to comply – a real success.’

Postcard from Modena: in search of Enzo Ferrari (FT)

‘A new movie is set to draw visitors to the legendary sportscar maker’s home city.’

Almost a month after GP, Strip workers still facing F1-related commute problems (Fox-5)

‘Strip workers tell FOX5 the traffic caused by F1…