Last Monday was one of the most highly anticipated days in the modern history of Formula 1, as the FIA announced if Red Bull and Aston Martin had in fact exceeded the 2021 budget cap, as had been reported. To the paddock’s shock, Red Bull were deemed guilty by the FIA of having exceeded the first ever
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Some peculiar comments made by Red Bull boss, Christian Horner, have resurfaced amid the team’s involvement in a breach of the financial regulations. Back in 2019, the FIA ratified a new set of financial regulations that had been unofficially tried before, with little success. It had previously been a “gentleman’s agreement” that teams would stick
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Red Bull may have listed Adrian Newey as a contractor so that they would not have to include him in their expenditure summary. This is according to a report by Auto Motor und Sport, who also revealed that Newey is not one of the team’s three top earners. Those three, as well as the drivers,
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We see a lot of histrionics in Formula 1, particularly in the era of social media, but is there any validity to suggestions that Max Verstappen will lose his 2021 world title? Verstappen’s maiden championship last season was already shrouded in controversy after Michael Masi’s bizarre Safety Car restart, but the Australian has since left
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, would have liked to have the discussion as to who might have broken the budget cap last year, as opposed to this season. Max Verstappen’s victory in Abu Dhabi last year was a controversial one after a bizarre Safety Car restart by now former race director, Michael Masi, but the
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Rich Energy believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton ought to be crowned champion for the 2021 season after the news that Red Bull overspent on last year’s budget cap. The seven-time champion was involved in a battle of the ages last season With Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, and the Dutchman came out on top following a
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Max Verstappen converted pole position into a commanding win at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix and in the process become a two-time World Champion. However, amid the title celebrations, the FIA on Monday revealed that Red Bull had a “minor” breach of the budget cap in 2021. It’s unclear how exactly the team will be punished,
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Today is the highly anticipated ‘Certificate compliance’ day, as the FIA are set to finally award certificates to the teams who kept below the 2021 budget cap. As reported in the last two weeks, it is believed that Aston Martin and Red Bull will both be deemed guilty of a ‘minor’ breach of the cap, which means both sides have overspent
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Max Verstappen appears to be allergic to winning a World Championship under normal conditions, after it took his team to open the rulebook to discover that he had indeed become a double World Champion with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman dealt with pressure from Charles Leclerc superbly during the shortened race at
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has reiterated that the timing of the cost cap debate, just as Max Verstappen is about to wrap up his second title, is no coincidence. The teams were given a spending limit last season, and they were required to adhere to a $145 million cost cap to be spread
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