Not long. Wednesday, October 5th the FIA will release the official data and find out if the red bull (apart from Aston Martin) broke the cost cap last season. But in the meantime, the controversies continue to increase and, above all, do not decrease. Because the case is big. And now there’s also a stab of the McLarenwho doesn’t mince words to attack Max Verstappen’s team.
Nobody knows if the reigning champion and dominant team in this 2022 (won 13 GPs in 17) committed irregularities, but there are those who are exposed. Mercedes slammed onto the track, Ferrari sent some clear messages, while McLaren used very harsh words and asked for a penalty for the Austrian team if they were to blame: “If there has been cheating, measures must be taken. President Ben Sulayem and his team have shown in the past, with less heated arguments, that they have an iron fist. I would expect the same kind of attitude on the budget cap as well.”
Andrew seidlteam boss of the historic English team, in an interview with Sky Sport F1 Italia, used very harsh words, implicitly comparing administrative irregularity to doping.
Responding to a question about what the fine could be in case of spending more than 145 million dollars, the German spoke of the Olympics and cycling, which toppled and dropped rankings and granted or revoked titles and medals even after many years: “Do I think a change in the 2021 rankings is possible? Firstly, it will be up to the FIA to ensure that the regulations are applied correctly and that the appropriate penalties are applied if necessary. In the Olympic Games or in other sports such as cycling, we saw that the previous results were reversed, but it is the responsibility of the FIA”.
He upped the ante by saying: “In principle, the financial regulation is no different from the technical and sporting regulations. If you do not comply with the rules, if you violate them or even if you cheat, it is very important that penalties are applied. planned so that everyone starts on an equal footing and does not create inequalities”.
Source: Fan Page IT
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