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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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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