The FIA has the sanction imposed on Red Bull after its minor monetary breach of the F1 2021 load limit
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Red Bull has been fined $7 million through the FIA and 10% relief in the car’s progression time through the FIA for breaching Formula 1’s budget cap for 2021: Max Verstappen will not be stripped of his first world title.
Negotiations between Red Bull boss Christian Horner and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem took positions in Austin, but the verdict was delayed after the death of Red Bull founder and co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
The team has now reached an “Accepted Violation Agreement” (ABA) with the FIA, and the sanction was announced on Friday afternoon. Red Bull’s budget overrun was found to have been £1. 864 billion, and the FIA acknowledged that the excess would have been £432,652 if a tax credit had been applied well.
Red Bull may have simply challenged the FIA’s decision, with its case being heard by independent judges of the load limit arbitration committee, but this risked being punished more seriously and potentially squandering championship points.
Red Bull surpassed last year’s £114 million budget cap in a year in which Verstappen controversially beat Lewis Hamilton for the world name on the final lap in Abu Dhabi.
Horner told Austin he was “shocked and horrified” that McLaren boss Zak Brown had accused his team of cheating and said the insinuation had led to Red Bull staff being bullied at school.
Horner sat next to Brown in a fierce news conference on Saturday, focused on the charge limit line that has plagued Formula 1. Last week, Brown wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and said a currency violation “constitutes cheating. “
“Obviously, Zak’s letter is disappointing,” Red Bull team principal Horner said.
“It’s shocking for a competitor to accuse you of cheating and accuse you of fraudulent activity. It is certainly shocking that a competitor, without the facts and the wisdom of details, could make such accusations.
Red Bull knew its verdict after breaching the 2021 F1 load limit
“We have been attacked due to public accusations since the Singapore Grand Prix (October 2) with the rhetoric of cheating and the rhetoric that we had this huge advantage. “
“Numbers have been reported in the media that are far from the truth and harm the brand, our partners, our drivers and our workforce. At a time when intellectual fitness is prevalent, we are seeing problems in our workforce. “
“Children are bullied on playgrounds because they are the young people of Red Bull employees. This is fair and is due to fictitious accusations by other groups without any fact or foundation. “
Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 world name by 8 points
“We are surely appalled by this behavior. We were subjected to 3 weeks of effective abuse. It’s fair and it has to stop. “
Red Bull is believed to have attributed the overspending to internal costs similar to those of poor health and gardening licenses and an upgrade in the way unused spare portions are allocated.
“We haven’t had any progression or operational merit for 2021 or 2022 because of the way we operate under the cap,” Horner concluded in Texas.
“We certainly and categorically think we’ve had some advantage. It is completely fictional.
“Once this scenario is over, I will give you the reasoning behind our submission and our position, and why we believe there is a contrary position. The total will have to be transparent. There will be no private, secret agreement. It will surely be to be above all sides.
Horner sat next to McLaren CEO Brown at a press convention in Austin, Texas.
Red Bull knew its verdict after breaching the 2021 F1 load limit
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Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 world name by 8 points
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Horner sat next to McLaren CEO Brown at a fervent news conference in Austin, Texas.
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