While other teams like Ferrari took a different approach by shifting their focus to the 2022 car early on, Red Bull continued development on their 2021 car for an extended period. Newey acknowledged that, theoretically, this could have put them at a disadvantage. However, he highlighted the significance of getting the car’s architectural fundamentals right.
Newey elaborated, “What we managed to do is get the architecture right. When the RB18 first hit the track in Bahrain last year, Ferrari was as quick, if not quicker, early in the season. But we got the fundamentals right, and that provided a solid foundation for our subsequent development.”
