20kg weight purge for “cut and shut” RB19 was key to F1 2023 dominance

The Milton Keynes-based squad was in a class of its own throughout the 2023 season, winning 21 out of 22 races on its way to capturing both the constructors’ championship crown and the drivers’ title with Max Verstappen.

While its rivals focused their efforts on trying to work out why Red Bull’s car was so good, the squad has suggested that central to it was weight.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has explained that, with much of the car…