FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Max Verstappen and Red Bull won't be 'punished' amid F1 dominance

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has ruled out “punishing” Max Verstappen and Red Bull and insists it is down to other F1 teams to catch up. 
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World…

Red Bull have en✱joyed an unbeaten start to the 2023 season, winning all ni🀅ne races to have taken place so far, with Verstappen victorious in seven of them. 

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Verstappen has already built up a huge 81-point advantage over teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez at the top of the F1 world championship and app🌼ears well on course to claim a third consecutive drivers’ crown this season. 

Asked if the FIA needs to take action to make things more competitive amid Red Bull’s domꦿinance, Ben Sulayem told PA: "If we go about what's good and bad we'll open the door. I mean, was it good for Mercedes? Fair enough?

"It is [Verstappen’s] time, i𝐆t's Red Bull's time. What do we༒ do ... punish the good kid? No, let's go and make the other teams good. 

“Nobody’s stopping the other teams from being better. We cannot punish people for being �🐻�better, for trying harder. That is unfair.”

Another victory a✃t this weekend’s British Grand P𒈔rix at Silverstone would see Red Bull equal McLaren’s record of 11 straight wins by a team.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton 🐓recently suggested that teams should be banned from starting early development of their cars for the following season. 

The seven-time world champi𝕴on’s idea was quickly 💜dismissed by both Verstappen and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. 

Verst𝐆appen responded “we weren’t talking about this when he was winning” during M💟ercedes’ own period of dominance. 

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