The potential for “even more draconian” punishment and a desire to avoid dragging out the process contributed to Red Bull accepting the FIA’s Accepted Breach Agreement offer after breaching Formula 1’s cost cap
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner has provided an estimate of the laptime his team will lose as a result of the sporting penalty it’s agreed to for its overspend in 2021
The FIA’s summary of Red Bull’s Accepted Breach Agreement revealed that the Cost Cap Administration found Red Bull’s submission incorrectly calculated costs in 13 different areas. Edd Straw explains what they all are
Has the FIA punished Red Bull enough to ensure a satisfying resolution to the 2021 F1 cost cap saga? Our writers weigh in
Red Bull’s Formula 1 rivals have made plenty of assessments of what laptime various degrees of cost cap breach might ‘buy’. Now we know Red Bull’s exact overspend, will they think the penalty fits the crime?
Red Bull’s cost cap breach has cost it an aero testing reduction that is broadly the equivalent of 1.5 places in F1’s constructors’ standings
Aston Martin has been fined for 12 cases of “incorrectly excluded and/or adjusted costs” in its 2021 Formula 1 budget cap submission
Red Bull has been fined and hit with a substantial reduction of the aerodynamic testing allowance it is entitled to for the 2023 F1 season, for breaking the budget cap in 2021
Mercedes has had to scale back its new front wing before its on-track debut at the Mexican Grand Prix, ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what it still achieves
Fernando Alonso’s US Grand Prix ‘penalty-that-wasn’t-a-penalty’ is another bizarre episode that yet again calls into question the FIA’s ability to implement Formula 1’s rules and procedures correctly
