This weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 has been massively overshadowed by what is set to be announced on Monday, with the FIA having said that after this weekend they’ll be awarding certificates of approval to teams who kept below the 2021 budget cap. Monday’s announcement has the potential to lead to the biggest scandal in the history of the
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After failing to claim his second World Championship at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix presents Max Verstappen with his second shot at becoming a double World Champion. The Dutchman endured a difficult weekend in Singapore, largely through no fault of his own. Red Bull insufficiently fuelled the championship leader’s
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Lando Norris heads into this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix on the back of an almost disastrous Singapore Grand Prix, where McLaren became concerned that the British driver was going to be disqualified. The 22-year-old performed superbly around the wet streets of Singapore, where he claimed his first top five finish since his podium at
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso trusts that the FIA will deal with any breaches of the financial regulations appropriately. A $145 million budget cap was brought in last season to manage the team’s spending on development. It was intended to stop the big teams from having a significant advantage over the smaller teams, who do not have
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Formula 1 managing director, Ross Brawn, warned in 2019 that the financial regulations set to be imposed in 2021 were serious, and anyone breaking would lose their championship. F1 had previously tried to impose financial restrictions of sorts, but there was no signed agreement that no one could spend more than a certain amount of
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Mercedes’ George Russell does not want to delve into the controversy surrounding the budget cap, and would rather wait until the FIA publishes its findings on Monday. The governing body, now led by Mohammed ben Sulayem, introduced the first budget cap in 2021, with the teams limited to $145 million of spending. Each team was
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has refused to be drawn into a verbal tussle with Sir Lewis Hamilton amid the budget cup debacle. The FIA are to decide on Monday whether or not anyone is guilty of overspending on last year’s $145 million budget cap. In a report last week by Auto Motor und Sport, Red
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has claimed that an extra £300,000 in Mercedes’ 2021 budget would have allowed him to win the 2021 championship. He also revealed that he does “believe” that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will “do what is right” for the “integrity” of Formula 1, should Red Bull and Aston Martin be found guilty
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has highlighted the significance of the FIA being “transparent” for the fans and the “integrity of the sport”, following reports that Red Bull are set to be found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. To reduce costs and bring the field closer together, a budget of $145 million was introduced last season
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2021 World Champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he isn’t thinking about the possibility of being stripped of his first World Championship, amid growing reports that Red Bull have been found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. If found guilty of having exceeded last year’s budget of $145 million, then the ‘cashgate’ scandal
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