Red Bull's technical director Pierre Wache has admitted that there's a certain amount of copying designs and concepts that goes on between Formula 1 teams.
The Milton Keynes-based outfit won the constructors' title last season with one of the most dominant cars of all time, with just a single race won by someone not driving the RB19.
Pierre Wache has been with the Red Bull team since 2013Max Verstappen claimed 19 race victories for Red Bull in 2023, including 10 in a row, an F1 recordRed Bull are to unveil their new car on February 15, just a week before testing
“I think it’s possible to copy, but in every business in the world, when it’s technical, the ‘how’ is one aspect,” he told Motorsport.com.
“The most important aspect is ‘why’.
“If you don’t know ‘why’, you can copy whatever you want, but it’s better to stay with what you understand.
“We also copy some stuff,” he added. “We [might] copy the wrong thing, but you inspire yourself based on what you see from others.
“It’s like a Darwin effect, this business. You see something from others, you add another idea to it and you develop and you grow your concept, your strengths and your capacity.
“But, every time, it has to be on the understanding aspect. If you just copy for copying’s sake, it doesn’t work.
“You [need to] have the knowledge and also what you want to achieve. If you don’t have the same golden aim of characteristics, it doesn’t bring anything."
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