The much-awaited results of FIA’s verdict on the financial breach were announced by the sport’s governing body today. 8 constructor teams followed the rules and spent under the 2021 spending limit. However, Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing were found to be guilty of breaching the budget cap.
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FIA postponed the decision to release the verdict last week. However, they stuck to their word this time around and released a statement claiming 2 teams breached last year’s financial budget cap spending. Both Aston Martin and RBR fouled a procedural breach. However, Red Bull is also guilty of minor overspending.
Furthermore, the FIA is yet to determine the appropriate punishment for the breaches. Sky Sports F1 shared a tweet on Twitter stating, “The FIA Cost Cap Administration is currently determining the appropriate course of action to be taken under the financial regulations with respect to Aston Martin and Red Bull.”
Red Bull’s rivals Mercedes and Ferrari will be pushing for a stern punishment together. Both Toto Wolff and Mattia Binotto have openly pressurized the FIA to set an example by punishing Red Bull appropriately.
However, RBR has challenged the FIA’s decision. Releasing a statement shortly after, the Milton Keynes outfit reacted to the accusations with “surprise and disappointment”
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched the title on the final day against Lewis Hamilton last year. In what was a controversial decision of its own, Mercedes and Hamilton fans will hope for a strict punishment that sets the appropriate example from the FIA.
F1 Twitter reacts to FIA finding Red Bull and Aston Martin guilty
The FIA’s verdict visibly infuriated Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton fans. Team LH44 wanted the FIA to ban Red Bull Racing’s winnings and set a precedent. Twitter inadvertently broke out into a riot. Here’s how the fans reacted to the verdict.
So it was an illegally developed car in 2021. Confirmed. #F1
Moreover, many fans demanded Red Bull’s disqualification from the championship; both 2021 and 2022.
Dear @fia , breach of the cost cap regulations should result in full season disqualification for 2021, probably 2022 too imo. Just sayin'.
Ross Brawn said in 2019 that if you breach the cost cap you lose your Championship. These regulations have Teeth! Now let's see if the @fia actually believe in their own rules.
Furthermore, some fans went to the extent and called Red Bull out for “cheating”.
a minor break isn’t nothing when other teams had to fire members of their staff to meet the cost cap. people lost their jobs over the cost cap
On the other hand, fans trolled RBR fans’ hilarious reasoning for overspending.
Redbull claims they have not breached the budget cap… meanwhile every Redbull fan on Twitter says they breached it with catering & food… so which is it
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Red Bull overspent the budget cap on catering 😭
It will be interesting to see how the FIA punishes the guilty parties. While Mercedes and Ferrari will be pushing for strict punishments, Red Bull will be looking to escape from them. What do you think of the two teams breaching the budget cap?