Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is certain the “FIA is going to do the right thing”, following growing speculation that Red Bull are one of two teams to have exceeded the 2021 budget cap. Whilst official certificates of approval are expected to be handed out by the FIA on Wednesday to the teams who kept below the
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, was seen leaving Mercedes’ hospitality suite with their boss, Toto Wolff, during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull have this week been implicated in reports that suggest they overspent last season, along with Aston Martin. The Austrian side got back into title contention last year, and Max Verstappen’s 10
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The biggest controversy in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1 might just be around the corner, with growing speculation that Aston Martin and unbelievably, Red Bull, exceeded the budget cap last season. It’s believed that on Wednesday it will be officially revealed who kept below the budget cap last season and who didn’t, with the FIA to
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, says that rival teams are throwing “ridiculous” numbers at the wall to see what sticks. Formula 1 introduced its first budget cap last season, to limit the financial advantage the bigger teams had over the smaller ones in the development race. The cap was set at $145 million, and
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, is optimistic that Red Bull will not be found to be in breach of the financial regulations in 2021. The Austrian team, after seven seasons of languishing behind Mercedes in the championship, came into the 2021 campaign with a real chance of challenging for the world title. Max Verstappen
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has suggested that Red Bull have been under investigation for a substantial amount of time over possible breaches of the budget cap regulations next season. The teams were given a limit of $145 million that they could spend on development of the cars, damage repairs, freight and energy bills in
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has suggested that rumours of a budget cap breach were designed to take away from Max Verstappen’s second world title. The teams were given a budget limit of $145 million to work with in 2021, the first time a budget was introduced in Formula 1. That was initially reduced
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has revealed that he checked in on Michael Masi after his departure as race director. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points in December and, on the opening lap of the race, Red Bull felt as though Hamilton had kept
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, believes that the team’s junior programme remains a strong one despite one or two “underwhelming” performances in 2022. Liam Lawson, Juri Vips, Jehan Daruvala, Ayumu Iwasa, and Dennis Hauger have all been plying their trade in Formula 2 as part of the Red Bull system this season. In Formula
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During a recent appearance on the Beyond the Grid podcast, Red Bull boss Christian Horner revealed that he has spoken to former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi “on a couple of occasions”. The Australian, who now works in the Australian Supercars series, was deemed to have made a “human error” at the controversial 2021
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