Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has questioned Lewis Hamilton'sproposal to curb Red Bull's dominance by restricting development on thefollowing year's car. Seven-time World Champion Hamilton called on the FIA to mandate a start time when teams can begin development on the following season's car, amid fears thatRed Bull is already focused on 2024. Hamilton and his Mercedesteam enjoyed its own period of dominance between 2014 and 2020, when the Silver Arrowswon all available titles, including six Drivers' triumphs for the Briton. Speaking to MyBettingSites , former Williams and McLaren driver Montoya said: "It's funny because Lewis keeps coming out and saying 'it'sunfair, it's unfair'. "He's already predicting that Max is going to win next year, butyou look back at his period of dominance – 'was it you, was it the car?' "We were all happy for you when you dominated."
Montoya: Budget cap has been good for F1
While Red Bull has dominated this season - winning every race so far - behind, the picture seems to change race by race as differentteams perform better at different circuits and under different conditions. "What is very intriguing is that you now go on race weekends andyou don't know who'll be fighting who," added Montoya. "It used to be really predictable – you had Mercedes, then RedBull and then you had Ferrari and then everybody else. Now, you have theRed Bull and everybody else. "You look from 3rd to 12th, you have no idea what's going tohappen. You even look at the Williams and they're qualifying 10th or 12th.They're there. "So I think the rules have been really good for the sport. Theyhave closed the gap. I think the budget caps, in a way, have really worked. "Red Bull made a really massive step in their car and theyreally know what they're doing and they figured it out better than anybodyelse. "But everybody else seems to be in this bubble and that makesfor great motorsport. It's giving people things to talk about."
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