Martin Brundle: F1 cost cap rules ‘need tightening up’ and penalty must “hurt”
The FIA announced on Monday that Red Bull had 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:exceeded the $145m limit during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s maiden t💧itle-winning&ಞnbsp;campaign by a “minor” overspend.
While an exact figure was not detailed, F1’s governing body confirmed Red Bull had breached the cap by less than five per cent, or $7.25mꦗ.
Reacting to the news, Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit Brundle argued that the fiveꦑ per cent overspend threshold is simply too high.
"What seems absolutely꧒ c🎶razy to me is that a minor breach can be up to five per cent overspend on the cost cap," Brundle said on Sky’s Any Driven Monday show.
"That is $7m and we know th✱at is a massive upgrade on a car, maybe even a B-spec for some teams.
"So, that needs tightening up for starters, because what is the point in havinꦛg $145m and then having this five꧃ per cent variant?
"I am assuming that the FIA will h💜ave to crack down hard on any minor breaches but it looks like it could be a repri🦩mand or a fine.
"Will they wa🅘nt to revisit points, will it be manufacturers' points or drivers' point💝s for 2021?
“Other teams are saying, 'this gives you a head start into 2022, the car is carried over 🍨to 2023 so this is a big advantage’.”
Penalties for 🌼a “minor” overspend - the lowest category of breach - range from a public reprimand to a dedication of constructors’ and/or drivers’ championship points.
A decision on Red Bull’s punishment has not yet been taken, but Brundle believes the penalty needs to “hurt൩” to protect the integr💜ity of the cost cap.
"We'll see if the FIA want to come down hard on 🎶the first year. But certainly it needs tightening up because the other teams will be under pressure,” he explained.
“The team boss will be saying ‘why didn’t you do this? Why don’t you overspend a bit and pay a fine or get a slap on the wrist and go a teܫnth or two faster?’ So we need clarity and it needs to be rigid and a five percent variance is way too much.”
Brundle concluded: "It has got to be mad🐎e clear that you stick🌠 to the cost cap or just under it or otherwise it is going to hurt.”
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