The football craze has conquered the sports world. Italy took the trophy home by beating England on penalties and the celebrations found their way into the F1 paddock as well. Red Bull Racing celebrated victory by playing the Italian national anthem for Ferrari in a very innovative way.
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Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4, 2021, Ferraris Charles Leclerc in front of Red Bulls Sergio Perez at the REUTERS / Lisi Niesner race
In a recent post shared on social media, the Austrian team expands their support by celebrating with Ferrari.
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After the Austrian team celebrated Italy’s European Championship victory, the show jumpers used social media to thank their rivals on the grid.
Thanks guys 
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– Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 12, 2021
This friendly gesture by the Austrian team is a nice surprise as they have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry for some time.
Red Bull was the team that had a problem with the Ferrari engines in 2019. This resulted in the latter making drastic changes to their engine, which in turn led to their terrible performance in the 2020 season.
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Interestingly, thanks to Honda’s exit from Formula 1, this rivalry could have turned into a fruitful partnership. As Sky Sports reports, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has announced that the Austrian team has held talks with both Mercedes and Ferrari as engine suppliers for the 2022 season.
“The most natural thing was to talk to the existing suppliers. Mercedes was a very short chat and Toto [Wolff] was obviously not particularly enthusiastic about it, ”said Horner.
Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 20, 2021, Red Bulls Max Verstappen celebrates with team principal Christian Horner after winning the pool race via REUTERS / Nicolas Tucat
“Ferrari was probably the most willing. And you know, we had some exploratory talks, but to be a customer, i.e. to have to accept the whole integration with the upcoming new regulations, would be a massive pill that is difficult to swallow,
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“So we started exploring the possibility: Ok, how do we take on this challenge in Red Bull-style and see if we can close a deal with Honda in the foreseeable future?” Said Horner.
The Red Bull-Ferrari partnership never came about, and the two teams are still rivals on the track. And even if the gap between the two is quite large at this point, the regulations promise a revision of the sport in 2022.
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