The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has revealed that Red Bull Racing violated the budget cap rule for the 2021 season on the 10th (Monday), the day following the F1 Round 18 Japan GP final.
As rumored, the overrun was less than 5% of the budget cap, the so-called “minor overspend breach”. Procedural violations were also confirmed.
As for Aston Martin, which was also subject to overrun rumors, there was only a procedural error, and Red Bull was the only one to violate last year’s $145 million budget cap. rice field.
The punishment has not yet been revealed. There are five types of penalties that can be imposed in the case of a “minor budget violation”:
- reprimand
- Deduction of driver and constructor championship points
- One or more competition suspensions
- any test limitations, including aerodynamics
- Reduced budget cap
Red Bull will not be excluded from the Constructors’ Championship as it was not a “serious budget violation (more than 5%)” as defined in financial regulations.
Red Bull won last year’s drivers’ world championship with Max Verstappen. Theoretically, the possibility of the championship result changing due to point deduction is not zero.
However, many in the paddock are unlikely to see heavy penalties that would retroactively change the results of the championship nine months following the season ended.
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