As the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship draws ever closer to an end, it’s that time of the year when the penalty points are looked into, to discover who is at risk of a potential race ban before the end of the season. The penalty points system sees drivers awarded points based on rule breaks, with
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Red Bull are currently enduring somewhat of a waiting game, as the Austrians await confirmation from the FIA over what their punishment will be for exceeding the 2021 budget cap. Following much speculation since the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA confirmed for all the world last Monday that the current Constructors’ leaders did indeed exceed the budget cap in
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With Porsche supposedly having ended their interest in entering Formula 1 with Red Bull in 2026, it does seem remarkable just how close the VW-owned manufacturer was to announcing a partnership with the team. The deal was believed to have been done and dusted, following a number of rumours that the partnership had been agreed. As is known
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Fans are noticing that Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has been conspicuous in his absence since the FIA’s verdict that the team broke the financial regulations last season. The teams were given a cap of $145 million within which to operate in 2021, and development on the 2022 car was counted within that. As
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Last weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 was perhaps one of the most confusing and seemingly complicated races in the modern history of Formula 1, with multiple things leaving both fans and the teams completely baffled. The race at Suzuka was massively impacted by the heavy rain, which resulted in a lengthy red flag
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Following the confirmation from the FIA last Monday that Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has called for a “detailed investigation” into how it was discovered prior to the announcement that Red Bull had exceeded the budget. It was reported at the Singapore Grand Prix that both Red Bull
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit, Martin Brundle, has called upon the FIA to award a harsh penalty to Red Bull, in response to the Austrians having been deemed guilty of exceeding the 2021 budget cap. The budget cap was introduced for the first-time last season, in a bid to close the field both in terms of performance
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Red Bull are gingerly on the edge of the biggest scandal in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1, after being deemed guilty last Monday by the FIA of having breached the 2021 budget cap. It had been expected that the Austrians would be found guilty, something the FIA confirmed on Monday when Red Bull weren’t awarded with
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