Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has refused to be drawn into a verbal tussle with Sir Lewis Hamilton amid the budget cup debacle. The FIA are to decide on Monday whether or not anyone is guilty of overspending on last year’s $145 million budget cap. In a report last week by Auto Motor und Sport, Red
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has claimed that an extra £300,000 in Mercedes’ 2021 budget would have allowed him to win the 2021 championship. He also revealed that he does “believe” that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will “do what is right” for the “integrity” of Formula 1, should Red Bull and Aston Martin be found guilty
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has highlighted the significance of the FIA being “transparent” for the fans and the “integrity of the sport”, following reports that Red Bull are set to be found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. To reduce costs and bring the field closer together, a budget of $145 million was introduced last season
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2021 World Champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he isn’t thinking about the possibility of being stripped of his first World Championship, amid growing reports that Red Bull have been found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. If found guilty of having exceeded last year’s budget of $145 million, then the ‘cashgate’ scandal
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The FIA have pushed their final verdict on whom stayed within the financial regulations last year back until Monday 10 October. The teams had a $145 million cap imposed on them last season, which they were all expected to adhere to. They were also told to document all of their spending, and submit their paperwork
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Fresh reports have emerged around the Cashgate saga in Formula 1, and they suggest that overspending on last year’s budget cap is only thought to be minor, according to a report by Sky Sports. A $145 million spending limit was introduced in 2021, and it covered work on chassis development, transport to races, energy bills
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Today is set to be the biggest day in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1, as the biggest scandal since ‘crashgate’ looks set to be officially announced. The FIA will be awarding teams with certificates of approval if they kept below the 2021 budget cap, with a mass of reports suggesting that Red Bull and Aston Martin won’t be
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Wednesday is set to be judgement day for Red Bull and Aston Martin, as the two teams are set to find out if they have indeed exceeded the 2021 budget cap. Should the two be deemed as guilty of having exceeded last season’s budget, then it will go down as one of the biggest scandals
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Former Formula 1 driver, Johnny Herbert, does not want to see the outcome of the 2021 championship reversed in Sir Lewis Hamilton’s favour. Fans of Hamilton and Mercedes have been seething ever since December, when a controversial Safety Car restart led to a final lap overtake from Max Verstappen to claim his first title. There
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Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore has hit out at the FIA for having employees who “aren’t up to the job”, following the delay in announcing Sergio Pérez’s penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix. Pérez drove flawlessly at last weekend’s race at the Marina Bay Circuit, where he overtook polesitter Charles Leclerc within the first 30 metres of the
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