Red Bull: More fuel "won't change much"

Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan doesn't expect that next year's rule of allowing more fuel will change much in the pecking order of the teams, even though the cars will be able to go all-out for longer spans of time.

Five kilograms of fuel extra, that's what the FIA decided on for 2019. Monaghan doesn't think it'll mean anything, as the fact that you'll be able to race longer without saving fuel will be compensated by the fact that cars will be heavier at the start of the race.

"If you're focussing less on fuel consumption, that means that you'll be driving faster more often," he tells Read Motorsport.

Besides increasing the fuel capacity, there's also been suggesting that teams should be able to tank for more fuel during the race again. That too won't change much though, Monaghan argues.