Red Bull soutient des mesures supplémentaires sur l'indépendance des équipes de F1

Le PDG de McLaren, Zak Brown, a réitéré ses préoccupations concernant les alliances entre équipes en Formule 1, ce qui a suscité une réponse favorable du directeur de l'équipe Red Bull, Laurent Mekies.

Brown a adressé une lettre à la FIA et à son président Mohammed Ben Sulayem soulignant les problèmes liés aux structures de double propriété, notamment le contrôle par Red Bull Autriche de Red Bull Racing et de Racing Bulls. Il a appelé à une gouvernance plus stricte et à des garanties sportives pour préserver l'intégrité du championnat parmi les constructeurs indépendants.

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