Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been impressed by how “robust” the FIA have been whilst investigating last season’s financial submissions, which are set to be released shortly. It’s that time of the year again when speculation over the budget cap starts, and whether any sides have breached the $135 million limit. It’s been rumoured
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The FIA has dismissed false ‘rumours’ which stated that at least two F1 teams broke the 2022 season’s cost cap. Sky reporter, Craig Slater, spoke to the FIA and revealed details of their conversation. He said: “They are quite adamant in their response to me. “They have said that the reports are factually wrong. Want
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Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s harshness in regard to the budget cap, with the Mercedes driver believing that Red Bull’s punishment last season wasn’t “big”. The budget cap was a hot topic on Thursday during media day at the Hungaroring, following rumours that three teams have breached
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George Russell has called for the FIA to issue harsher penalties to teams who breach the budget cap, following rumours that three teams exceeded the 2022 cap. It’s been reported by multiple media outlets that three teams have breached last season’s cap; however, the FIA have insisted that the rumours regarding the cap are “unfounded”.
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It’s been rumoured that three teams are believed to have breached the 2022 budget cap, with the Italian edition of Motorsport.com understanding that the FIA will deliver last season’s certificates of compliance at the end of this month. The FIA have checked all the financial documents significantly quicker than they did last year, where it
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer insists that powertrain supplier Renault wants the 2026 engine regulations to remain as they are, something Mercedes also want to see happen. Szafnauer’s comments regarding the new power unit regulations in 2026 have been made following concerns raised by Red Bull boss Christian Horner. Horner has insisted that tweaks to
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has expressed his dissatisfaction with the new engine regulations set to be implemented in 2026. However, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has dismissed the possibility of any adjustments to the regulations, leading to a war of words between the two team principals. Horner, in response to Wolff’s comments, reiterated
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Ferrari has interestingly agreed with concerns raised by Red Bull, regarding the upcoming 2026 engine regulations. 2026 will see an overhaul of the power unit regulations, with a 50/50 split between internal combustion and electrical power output having been signed off by Formula 1 last August. However, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has admitted that
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In an effort to ensure fairness and maintain the integrity of Formula 1, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is stepping up its efforts to catch teams breaching the cost cap. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his desire for transparency and accountability, while McLaren team principal Andrea Stella emphasises the importance of strong
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Mike Krack surprised some by protesting that not enough time deductions had been handed out at the Austrian Grand Prix. Some would argue the opposite, as the FIA dished out five-second penalties on track limit infractions to Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz, Kevin Magnussen, and Logan Sargeant. Krack said: “We’re not afraid
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