A report in Italian media claims that Red Bull's 2024 contender has failed its first crash test, with Helmut Marko insisting that this is no bad thing.

The Italian version of Motorsport.com claims that the RB20 failed its initial frontal crash test, which, like those for rear and side, are subjected to numerous simulations to determine that they can withstand the forces encountered in crashes.

However, it should be stressed that there has been no confirmation of the report from either Red Bull or the FIA.

While failing the initial test is not unusual, with the RB18 having failed its initial test in 2022 as the rules overhaul came into effect, it gives the Austrian team and its rivals food for thought.

On the other hand, Helmut Marko has said that failing the test isn't always a bad thing as it shows that a team is pushing the envelope.

"If we had passed the first crash test, that would be precisely the problem," he told F1 Insider. "Then we wouldn't have done well!"

Meanwhile, Motorsport Italia claims that Ferrari's 2024 contender, initially designated the 676 and due to be unveiled on 13 February, successfully passed its homologation tests at the CSI centre in Bollate before Christmas.

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1. Posted by kenji, 10/01/2024 1:25

"A lot of lard could be lost if the road relevance issue could be reduced. That and the removal of the battery and better suited wheel sizes would go a long way towards a suitable diet being introduced."

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2. Posted by Spindoctor, 09/01/2024 11:58

"@kenji - indeed, but I was thinking in apposition to the late great Colin Chapman's "build in lightness" & the quote by Max Noble as a reflection on the awful state of the current over-prescriptive, stupidly heavy formula we are currently lumbered[sic] with....."

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3. Posted by kenji, 09/01/2024 11:20

"A very fast lardy thing."

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4. Posted by Spindoctor, 09/01/2024 10:57

"@Max Noble - spot on. Surely all the teams operate in a similar way. Even so under current regs, the RB20 will be a lardy thing...."

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5. Posted by kenji, 08/01/2024 10:18

"This will give the 'plagiarists' something more to worry about Hahaha love it."

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6. Posted by Max Noble, 08/01/2024 8:50

"Knowing Red Bull this is a smart move. Step *just* over the line, and then retreat the very smallest amount possible to be just inside the line. Then you know it is as light as possible while meeting regulations.

…readers might remember Colin Chapman saying that any race car which did not fall apart at the finish line was over done…!
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7. Posted by Superbird70, 07/01/2024 22:33

"If they had to use the RB19 they would probably win both titles again this year."

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