"While we consider the options available to us"
You've been on the calls with RB and the FIA, have you?
Standard red bull response tbh
If you read my sentence again you'll find I'm describing what I think is a likely outcome. The clue was using the future tense towards the end of the sentence.
RB were rumored to have massively overspent, given that the 2 teams not in compliance rumor was accurate it likely means the FIA have permitted some of the grey areas RB exploited when they cooked the books.
To be fair, there was politics and BS during most seasons and decades of Formula 1 so this isn't particularly new. It's just that recently it's seems more down to the FIA's ineptitude and lack of knackers to actually handle situations.For those complaining that F1 has just turned into politics etc. well here I present to you the team that is the cause of all this nonsense
Supposedly, it was late homework for Williams (procedural); too much food for Aston (procedural); and Red Bull "minorly" fiddling the finances (minor breach of the budget cap)
As others have mentioned, i think these "teeth" will either be a fine or at worse, deducting points from last years constructors. I very doubt the punishment will put last years WDC or this years season in jeopardy.From 2019:
Let's see how sharp they are.
FIA have stated the overspend was a "minor breach" of the budget cap (+5%/£5.6m), so that's all we can go on without evidence it was anything worse.
The accuracy of the rumors is enough evidence for me. The real overspend in comparison to other teams is almost certainly huge.
I don't believe they'll release it, other than notifying us of the punishment.
Aston just filled some forms in incorrectly. Nothing to worry about.
That would be my assumption too as it’s internal financial data. I’d also imagine that RB might have valid clarifications that F1 missed.
Given FIA's current standings, i think most folk are already prepared for the limp-wristed punishment. Where it'll be interesting, is what they do about the current budget cap regs as that will determine if other teams do the same next year.
