![]() ![]() If it’s true they’ve homologated a lightweight chassis this year, they may use it next year. That means that you have an advantage into 2023. “The crucial part is that if you’re over in 2021, you’re over in 2022. That is being look after, that’s an open secret in the paddock. All of us have been investigated diligently and as far as we understand, there’s a team in (a) minor breach which is more procedural and another team that is fundamentally massively over. “Maybe he (Horner) doesn’t speak to his CFO. “It’s weeks and months that they are being investigated,” Wolff told Sky on Friday. Those comments are believed to refer to accusations made by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Ferrari Sporting Director Laurent Mekies. So this is an issue for the FIA to deal with but also an issue for Red Bull to consider what our position is with those comments that have been made.” And of course when references are made to last year, this year, next year, we’re going to take that extremely seriously. “Is it any coincidence that Max has his first shot at winning a world title and here we are talking nothing but cost caps, rather than the phenomenal performance that he has had this year? I think it’s an underhand tactic that’s been employed to detract from perhaps a lack of performance on track this year. Horner went on to question the impartiality of a journalist from the BBC before venting about the situation.Ĭlive Rose Getty Images “Perhaps when these accusations are made, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones and we take umbrage and extremely seriously the remarks that have been made,” said an increasingly riled Horner. So unless there is a clear withdrawal of those statements, we will taking it incredibly seriously and looking at what the options available to us are, because it is absolutely unacceptable to be making comments of the type that were made.” How on earth do they have this information? Where do they have this knowledge? The FIA have even stated they haven’t even completed their process. One can only assume it’s not coincidental that this is at a point where Max (Verstappen) has his first strike at a world championship. They are hugely defamatory and we take umbrage to them. "So I would be intrigued to know where their source of information for these fictitious claims have come from. I have no idea what the outcome of our rivals’ submissions are, or the accounting treatment or so on. The submission between the team and the FIA is one that is confidential. “We were a little bit taken aback by comments that were coming from two of our rival teams. “We stand absolutely 100% behind that submission that we are below the cap,” said Red Bull team principal Horner. Red Bull Racing have firmly denied any knowledge of wrongdoing but rival teams Mercedes and Ferrari have already made pointed comments-though have tellingly not directly named any other outfit. In a statement, the FIA outlined that “it notes significant and unsubstantiated speculation and conjecture in relation to this matter, and reiterates that the assessment is ongoing and due process will be followed without consideration to any external discussion.” If the FIA fails to come down hard on violators, it could be "game over" for the budget cap, says at least one team official. These regulations outline that sanctions can from fines or reprimands to points deductions and exclusion. The FIA is due to deliver certifications for 2021 compliance on Wednesday and any team that has breached the cap will not receive them and be liable to further scrutiny per the regulations. Paddock sources have pointed at Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin. ![]() Reports emerged earlier this week in German publication Auto Motor und Sport and Italian paper Gazzetta dello Sport that two teams were in breach of those financial regulations for 2021. Report: 2 F1 Teams in Breach of Budget Cap ![]()
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