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Rahaan Mazumder

FIA could outlaw Red Bull’s clever sidepod loophole ahead of 2027 season

If there's one thing Formula 1 engineers love more than coffee, it's finding a tiny gray area in the rulebook and driving a championship-contending race car straight through it. But as Milton Keynes just learned, the fun doesn't last forever.

According to a scoop from Rosario Giuliana at AutoRacer.it, the FIA has officially moved to shut down a clever aerodynamic trick Red Bull Racing introduced earlier this season - meaning the team will have to head back to the drawing board for 2027.

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