![]() Tiziano Battistini (Head of Chassis Design) How is this any different to the end of the 2021 farce season? FIA meddle in the race (100% convinced that Masi was forced by someone high up to make the call) and will just say lesson learned and move on.The Ferrari SF90, driven by Sebastian Vettel during the 2019 Austrian Grand Prixįabio Montecchi (Vehicle Project Manager)Īndrea De Zordo (Deputy Vehicle Project Manager) Lewis domination was too ‘boring’ for Liberty plus his politics was turning off fans and sponsors so they done everything possible to give RB the advantage to catch up. Its clear that RB has beached the budget cap by a huge margin but the FIA wanting to save face and Liberty Media’s drive to Americanize the sport post ‘out of touch’ bernie/’questionable history mosley’ to appeal to a younger diverse viewer with reddit tier drama and hype will bend the rules again and not punish them. RB spent insane money to poach top talent from Mercedes on massive wages and build a new factory in Milton Keynes whilst fighting a championship and still managed to keep everything in budget? Red bull can easily cheat and launder expenses using its multiple subsidiaries and hide behind the Japanese conglomerate Honda with their complex and convoluted relationship. We’re massively constrained and therefore any million, any leak you allow in the budget cap, is going to turn into a few tenths of seconds on the car.” “If you think about the level of constraints that have imposed on the big teams, then you realise how much lap time there is going to be if you don’t strictly enforce them. Over-spending by that much could make a significant different to car performance, said Mekies. But in fact, we see very little room for surprises in the way that we have been discussing non-stop in the last two years with them.”Ī team can be found guilty of a “minor breach” if it exceeds the cap by up to 5%, which quates to more than $7 million. “Then after, of course, you have that final check that we are talking about now, that we are all waiting for. And I think that’s how the process is intended to be. “At least for us there is no question on what is the interpretation of what we have done because it’s been continuous discussions with the FIA. And then after the penalties are a different matter.”įerrari are in no doubt about how they feel the rules should be applied, said Mekies. “So, I think what is very much crucial now is that the FIA fully enforce rules as they are written now. “Probably an even more key aspect of it is, is there a breach? Do we agree on the entity of the breach and that, as a result, confirm the rule everybody is obeying?Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free But in fact we are much earlier in the process than that. I know it’s probably what the people in the grandstands want to see and we respect that. “Should we talk about penalties now? Probably not. Mekies said before any penalties are applied it is crucial teams share the same understanding of how the rules are applied. The FIA has the power to fine teams, reduce their spending cap in future seasons or even confiscate points from them as punishment. “And, as we said, if we don’t pass that test, it’s probably game over, because the implications are huge.” “It is a very vital test for the cost cap,” said Ferrari’s racing director Laurent Mekies. Any team which over-spent could have obtained a performance advantage last year and potentially this year and in subsequent seasons. ![]() Reports emerged last week claiming two teams are in breach of the rules.įerrari and F1’s other leading teams had to bring down their spending and even lay off some staff in order to meet the $145 million cap which was imposed from last season. The FIA is due to issue certificates of compliance tomorrow to affirm teams adhered to the new Financial Regulations which were introduced for the 2021 F1 season. ![]()
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