The FIA announced on Friday that Red Bull have been hit with a $7m fine and a 10 percent reduction in permitt𝕴ed aerodynamic research for the next 12 months as punishm✅ent for breaking F1’s budget ca♚p in 2021.

Red Bull were found to have exceeded the $145m cap imposed during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s first title-winning campaign last year by £1.8m after the team inaccurately excluded and/or adjusted costs relating to 13 items. 

Rival teams including Mercedes and Ferrari had been calling on th🌃e FIA to hand out severe penalties since the Singapore Grand Prix, when rumours of a potential breach fiꦏrst emerged. 

Red Bull were also left “appalled” by McLaren bo🎃ss Zak Brown’s leaked🍷 letter to the FIA in which he claimed that breaking the budget cap “constitute🎃s cheating”. 

Asked if he feels an apology from Red Bull to the rest of the F1 paddock is necessary, a defiant Horner argued it♛ should be t🥂he other way around. 

“I think ♛we are due an apology from some of the rivals for some of the claims that they’ve made,” Horner said during a news conference addressing the matter ahead of the Mexico City Grꦆand Prix. 

“We make no apology for the way𝕴 that we’ve performed, the way that𓆏 we’ve acted. We do take on the chin that there are lessons to be made. 

“Pꦇotentially mistakes have been made in our submission which with the benefit of hindsight and 20-20 vision, anyone can be a specialist. 

“But there was no intent. There was nothing dishonest and certainly no che𝓀atiಞng, which has been alleged in certain corners. 

“I don't feel w🥃e need to apologise. I think there are lessons to be learned. Everybody can learn from this. 

“We’ve taken a very public pounding through the accusations that have been made by other teams. We'veꦗ had our drivers♛ booed at circuits.

“The reputational damage from allegations has been significant. The time is now⛦ for that to stop and move on.”

Referring to Red Bull’s rivals, 𓄧Horner added: “They’ve obvioꦿusly been quick to talk in the media, some of them. 

“I’m sure ꦚfor t⭕hem, it won’t be enough. I’m sure if you burnt our wind tunnel down, it wouldn’t be enough. 

“But this is a penalty, the FIA, after an awful lot of dialogue with them, they know the impact it has on us. They see the way teams ♎operate, they see the efficiency of their runs. 

“This has a🥀 material impact on our car performance f꧒or next year.”

Despite the penalty, which Red Bull thinks 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:could cost them up to 0.5s in on-track performance with their 2023 car, Horner insists his team are motiva🔜ted to continue their recent F1 supremacy into next season and beyond. 

“What we’ve lost in ATR, we’ve gained in motivation,” he stressed. “I’ve ne⛦ver seen a more൲ motivated group of individuals. 

“They’ve done an outstand🉐ing job last year and this year in a regulation change that’s probably been the biggest in 40 years. 

“We might have lost 10 percent in ATR but we’ve ga🐭ined 25 percent in motivation from every staff member in Milton Keynes.”