With Red Bull’s budget cap scandal finally having concluded, some of the team’s hierarchy have started to talk more openly on the matter, whilst also reacting to comments made by others during the process. Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has arguably reacted to the $2.2 million breach, which would’ve been just $430,000 had the
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The dust appears to finally be settling on the ‘Cashgate’ scandal, with Red Bull having revealed that there are “lessons to be learnt” from the damaging saga. Following much speculation at the Singapore Grand Prix, it was then confirmed by the FIA after the Japanese Grand Prix that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget
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The ‘Cashgate’ saga is finally over, as Red Bull have been fined $7m and had 10% of their aerodynamic testing time for next year deducted as punishment for a minor breach of the 2021 cost cap. After weeks of speculation the team from Milton Keynes were found guilty of a minor breach of the $145m
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has declared that following his side’s $2.2 million breach of the 2021 budget cap, “six teams” look likely to exceed the limit this season, due to “exponential” energy prices. The Austrians were, of course, found guilty by the FIA for having exceeded the 2021 equivalent after the Japanese Grand
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The 2021 cost cap was put in place to ensure that every team has a chance to compete, and to make it more difficult for the bigger teams to simply buy their way to success. When Red Bull were rumoured to be in breach of the cap, in a season that was decided on the
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has confirmed that the deadline for 2026 power unit suppliers to declare their intent has been delayed for a third time by the FIA, with the new deadline set for mid-November. Due to the 2026 engine regulations being “tidied up”, the FIA have opted to extend the deadline again, keeping the
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Last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix was a strange weekend for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, as the Dutchman sealed his 14th record-breaking win of the season just a few days after it was announced by the FIA what punishment the Austrians would be awarded. The governing body, of course, deemed Red Bull guilty of having made a
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Red Bull’s ‘Cashgate’ penalty has certainly divided opinion amongst the paddock, with some believing it’s harsh and others thinking it’s not strong enough. One of those thinking the latter is Haas team principal Guenther Steiner, who is expecting the $7 million fine and 10-percent reduction in permitted aerodynamic research to have little effect on the
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After a month full of foul-mouthed accusations, rule-breaking, and financial queries, the ‘Cashgate’ scandal has finally been concluded, with Red Bull coming off it lightly, according to one team principal. Red Bull were the only side to exceed the $145 million cap, something they were found guilty of having done so by $2.2 million, awarding
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Many weeks ago it was rumoured that Red bull had breached the 2021 cost cap of $145m, leading to a barrage of accusations and name calling in the paddock. The team were eventually found guilty by the FIA of a minor overspend and after a period of negotiation, have been fined $7m, which is to
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