Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, feels that the threshold for a minor overspend is too lenient in Formula 1. In 2019, the FIA ratified the first budget cap in the pinnacle of motorsport, making official a practise that had previously been tried in principle, with little success. The governing body
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Even the most ardent of FIA sympathisers would have to accept that the governing body has been a mess in the last 12 months. It all started in Abu Dhabi last year, and after three months of careful investigations, we eventually got a clear response as to what happened, and why. New president, Mohammed ben
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Red Bull have stated their public disagreement with the FIA’s verdict that the Austrian side overspent on last year’s budget cap. Max Verstappen’s championship victory in 2021 was already controversial after the infamous Safety Car restart conducted by now former race director, Michael Masi. But just as the world of Formula 1 was starting to
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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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Following on from the 2021 World Championship being decided in the most controversial way, the 2022 World Championship was perhaps decided in the most anti-climactic fashion ever seen! Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix was not a good day for the FIA, who made a number of costly errors which led to very vocal criticism from drivers,
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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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It was a Japanese Grand Prix to forget for Ferrari, after what was looking set to be a strong race after Charles Leclerc qualified second and Carlos Sainz third. Whilst qualifying was in the dry, the race certainly wasn’t! The conditions were the wettest they’d been all weekend; however, Ferrari had demonstrated strong pace in
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In what was by far the strangest and most controversial race of the 2022 season, Max Verstappen matched Fernando Alonso as a double World Champion; however, his victory isn’t the hot topic following the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen’s 12th victory of the season came with just 28 Laps having been completed, following a lengthy break
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly launched a heavy tirade of criticism at race control after they put his life at risk during the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The FIA ruled that the start of the wet race would be completed in intermediate conditions, with a standing start taking place. However, visibility was awful, as were the grip
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