P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies doesn’t understand those criticising his team for using Red Bull’s Formula 1 components.
The Red Bull teams are enhancing synergy by fully utilizing F1 regulations to share components, with Racing Bulls incorporating the power unit, gearbox, and suspension from the senior team. McLaren’s Zak Brown has criticized this model, suggesting that F1 should not permit multi-team ownership. Haas also follows a similar strategy as Racing Bulls, collaborating closely with Ferrari under F1 guidelines. Despite these initiatives, both Racing Bulls and Haas ended up in the lower half of the Constructors’ standings in 2024, causing confusion for Mekies regarding critics’ expectations. Mekies acknowledges the grid’s division between the top four teams and the rest of the field, emphasizing the importance of shareable components to maintain competitiveness among all teams. F1’s focus on creating a closely competitive and cost-effective field is evident through measures such as shareable component regulations, cost caps, and fairer prize money distribution, aiming to provide fans with an exciting racing spectacle.
