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It may take “a while” before a penalty is decided for violating Red Bull Racing’s 2021 budget limit.
The FIA (International Automobile Federation) announced on Monday 10 October that in 2022 Red Bull Racing had “a small overspend” compared to the 2021 budget limit. The team reiterated its belief that the limits have not been exceeded. in terms of “surprise and disappointment”.
Formula 1’s governing body said it was now “determining an appropriate course of action,” but harsh penalties such as the removal of Max Verstappen’s 2021 title have now been ruled out.
Possible penalties include a “transaction” agreed with Red Bull or a referral to a “cost limit award committee”, which excludes the more severe penalty as Red Bull’s overspending is less than 5%.
“The procedure is complicated, but it may take some time before we know exactly what the result will be,” reported the German newspaper Bild.
Most insiders expect hefty fines, or even cuts in things like wind tunnel time and Red Bull’s budget limit.
Violations of the “less than 5%” qualifying limit are considered minor surpluses, but still up to $ 7.25 million, giving Ferrari F1 team boss Mattia Binotto a performance advantage of 0.1 seconds per million. dollars.
However, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that “Red Bull didn’t spend much money on developing the car”.
“There have been errors on other issues, such as catering and sick leave.”
The Italian Republic says La Repubblica “Red Bull wasted, but very little”
“Only a fine is foreseen for the team of the new world champion Max Verstappen”.
Meanwhile, Aston Martin resulted in “procedural violations” of the budget cap and procedural issues with Williams’ claim were addressed earlier this season with a $ 25,000 fine.
