Max Verstappen’s fellow double World Champion Fernando Alonso has seemingly jumped to somewhat of a defence for Red Bull, following the announcement that the Austrians exceeded the 2021 budget cap. The day after Verstappen sealed his second consecutive Drivers’ Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, it was announced by the FIA that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded
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Under normal circumstances, Red Bull would be loving life right now, with Max Verstappen having won his second Drivers’ Championship at the recent Japanese Grand Prix and with the Austrians highly likely to seal their first Constructors’ title since 2013 this weekend at the United States Grand Prix. However, you can see on the team’s
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The build-up to this weekend’s United States Grand Prix has been taken over by Red Bull’s 2021 budget cap breach, as the paddock continues to grow restless with the FIA’s lack of urgency to award a penalty. It was declared the day after the Japanese Grand Prix by the FIA that the Austrians had exceeded the
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Following Wednesday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in London, a heap of new rules have been introduced for 2023 to hopefully improve driver safety and reduce overall confusion. The recent Italian Grand Prix was a key talking point amongst the council, as a staggering nine drivers were awarded grid penalties at the ‘Temple of Speed’. As a result,
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Following much speculation, the day after Max Verstappen’s title glory at Suzuka, the FIA confirmed that Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap. Reports began to circulate during the Singapore Grand Prix that Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, a cash limit that was introduced last season to make for a more financially fair
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has become the latest senior Formula 1 paddock member to speak out against Red Bull following their breach of the 2021 budget cap, with the Italian insisting that “there must be consequences”. It was announced by the FIA the day after Max Verstappen claimed his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix
MoreIn a month of financial drama, it was decided by the FIA that Red Bull Racing have committed a ‘minor’ breach of the 2021 budget cap. Teams were permitted to spend a maximum of $145m last year, but with Red Bull being exposed as a team to have made a ‘minor’ breach, they have gone
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has sensationally written a letter to the FIA insisting that Red Bull have “constitutionally cheated”, after being found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. It was announced the day after Max Verstappen claimed his second World Championship that the Austrians had, as reported, exceeded the 2021 budget cap
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Staggeringly, Carlos Sainz has somewhat questioned if Red Bull have breached the 2022 budget cap, following the announcement by the FIA last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 limit. The budget cap was introduced for the first-time last season to make for a more financially fair playing field, which the governing body hoped would make
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As teams and drivers continue to insist that the FIA award a heavy penalty to Red Bull for exceeding the 2021 budget cap, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called for the governing body not to be judged until the punishment is announced, labelling it as “too early” to question the FIA’s “transparency”. Following speculation since the
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