AutoGear
  • Latest News
  • AutoGear TV
  • Sustainable Mobility
  • Motorsports
    • Circuits
    • Rally
    • Rally raid
    • WEC
  • English
    • Português
    • Italiano
    • Français
    • Español
    • English
    • Deutsch
    • 日本語
  • STANDINGS
No Result
View All Result
AutoGear
  • Latest News
  • AutoGear TV
  • Sustainable Mobility
  • Motorsports
    • Circuits
    • Rally
    • Rally raid
    • WEC
  • English
    • Português
    • Italiano
    • Français
    • Español
    • English
    • Deutsch
    • 日本語
  • STANDINGS
No Result
View All Result
AutoGear

Red Bull/Visa Cash App synergies revisited by Zak Brown: ‘In the Champions League they had to prove total independence’

James Taylor by James Taylor
June 2, 2025
in Motorsports
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Sinergias Red Bull/Visa Cash App de novo abordada por Zak Brown: ‘Na Liga dos Campeões tiveram de provar independência total’

© Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool

Since 2006, Red Bull has had two teams in Formula 1 – currently known as Red Bull and Visa Cash App RB F1 Team. Although the synergies comply with the existing regulations, there has always been some controversy regarding the degree of influence of the main team (Red Bull) in its young driver program. Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren, addressed the issue again, being one of the main critics and suggesting that the rules could go further.

In a press conference, the American executive spoke about the aspect of real independence of the teams, using the example of Red Bull clubs in the Champions League soccer: ‘If you look at what happened in the Champions League, it was very controversial, and they had to prove total independence. And when you have shared infrastructure, you see on Netflix that the Red Bull team principal makes the decision about which driver goes to AlphaTauri. When you hear Helmut [Marko, Red Bull advisor] saying that they will do everything they can within the regulations to bring the two teams together. When you hear their CEO saying they need to use their own suspensions because it is the second most important component of the car, that doesn’t seem independent at all. So, I am much more interested in the independence of the ten teams than in co-ownership itself, although it enters into aspects around governance and voting’.

About the allegations of lack of profitability of the F1 teams made by Red Bull, Brown dismissed them: ‘Now with the budget cap, their CEO commented that no team is profitable. This is factually inaccurate. Of the seven teams in the UK, four were profitable last year. I don’t know about the two in Italy and the one in Switzerland, because they have a different reporting type. I presume you are profitable [referring to Frédéric Vasseur, team principal of Ferrari]. So, probably half of the grid. When I started in Formula 1, we were losing a huge amount of money. And through the combination of the budget cap, which was created for financial stability, and the hard work of our commercial team, we are now profitable’.

Tags: F1Fórmula 1Red Bull RacingVisa Cash App RB F1 TeamZak Brown
Share212Tweet133Send

Related Posts

Verstappen Holds Off McLarens to Win Uneventful Belgian GP Sprint at Spa
Motorsports

Verstappen Holds Off McLarens to Win Uneventful Belgian GP Sprint at Spa

Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium - July 26, 2025 Red Bull's Max...

by Simon Monroy
July 26, 2025
Alpine’s Colapinto Forced to Start from Pit Lane After Dramatic Wing Replacement
Motorsports

Alpine’s Colapinto Forced to Start from Pit Lane After Dramatic Wing Replacement

Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium - July 25, 2025 Alpine's Franco Colapinto...

by Harry Stone
July 26, 2025
Toto Wolff’s Impending F1 Chaos: Christian Horner Return Spells Trouble in High-Octane Rivalry
Motorsports

Toto Wolff’s Impending F1 Chaos: Christian Horner Return Spells Trouble in High-Octane Rivalry

Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 15, 2025 Red Bull...

by Carl Harrison
July 26, 2025
Carlos Sainz Soars to Sixth in Spa Qualifying Sprint, Albon Disappointed in 16th
Motorsports

Carlos Sainz Soars to Sixth in Spa Qualifying Sprint, Albon Disappointed in 16th

Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium - July 25, 2025 Williams' Carlos Sainz...

by Arthur Ling
July 26, 2025

Recent News

Max Verstappen’s DAZZLING Sprint Race Triumph Shakes Up Belgian Grand Prix!

Max Verstappen’s DAZZLING Sprint Race Triumph Shakes Up Belgian Grand Prix!

July 26, 2025
Verstappen Holds Off McLarens to Win Uneventful Belgian GP Sprint at Spa

Verstappen Holds Off McLarens to Win Uneventful Belgian GP Sprint at Spa

July 26, 2025
Alpine’s Colapinto Forced to Start from Pit Lane After Dramatic Wing Replacement

Alpine’s Colapinto Forced to Start from Pit Lane After Dramatic Wing Replacement

July 26, 2025
Toto Wolff’s Impending F1 Chaos: Christian Horner Return Spells Trouble in High-Octane Rivalry

Toto Wolff’s Impending F1 Chaos: Christian Horner Return Spells Trouble in High-Octane Rivalry

July 26, 2025

Newsletter

  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TECHNICAL INFORMATION
  • EDITORIAL STATUS
  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS

© 2023 AutoGear - Todos os direitos reservados AutoGear.

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest News
  • AutoGear TV
  • Sustainable Mobility
  • Motorsports
    • Circuits
    • Rally
    • Rally raid
    • WEC
  • English
    • Português
    • Italiano
    • Français
    • Español
    • English
    • Deutsch
    • 日本語

© 2023 AutoGear - Todos os direitos reservados AutoGear.

Enable Notifications OK No thanks