“Rumour” touted that two F1 teams have broken the cost cap
Red Bull infamously brea🍌ched the 2021 limit resulting in a $7m fine and a los♔s of wind tunnel time.
Now, FIA investigations could uncove❀r a further two teams in breach of the 2022 budget, rᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚeport.
The🥃 FIA have bolstered their team respon🌜sible for upholding the cost cap from three people to 10.
They go throuꦉgh every team’s finances, look through WhatsApp mesꦯsages and show up to factories unannounced with “unpleasant questions”, according to the report.
This review should conclude by the end of July, any F1 teams♏ in breach will receive another visit from the FIA in A💙ugust, then every team will be officially told the results in September.
'Grey areas'
“Top teams” are༒ using “grey areas” to get around🏅 the budget, AMUS report.
One me♏thod is to utilise separate companies affiliated to the F1 team, who are primarily responsible for building boats or road cars, to employ engineers.
Thꦿes engineers then work “10, 25 or 50 percent” for the F1 team, therefore do not🌜 count within the cost cap, the report claims.
The F1 Hungarian Grand Prix is this weekend.
James waꦚs a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports,😼 to football, to F1.
