Red Bull are fined £6MILLION by Formula One bosses after they are found to have breached the budget cap by £1.8m… but Max Verstappen will NOT lose the world title he won so dramatically in the final seconds of last season

  • Max Verstappen will not have his maiden F1 world title stripped of him 
  • Red Bull were founds to have spent over the limit during last season’s title win 
  • FIA issued a $7million fine and a 10 percent reduction in car development time

By Jonathan Mcevoy For Mailonine

Max Verstappen maiden world title will remain in his custody after the FIA decided against docking points as punishment for Red Bull’s budget cap breach.

Red Bull have been fined £6million for breaching the 2021 Formula One cost cap and have been dealt a restriction on the aerodynamic testing for the next 12 months, potentially limiting their performance in 2023.

The sanctions were imposed by the FIA with Red Bull agreeing to an Accepted Breach Agreement (ABA), and admission of culpability that means they will not be able challenge the findings.

Max Verstappen will not be stripped of his 2021 world title despite Red Bull's budget breach

Max Verstappen will not be stripped of his 2021 world title despite Red Bull’s budget breach

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called a press conference to respond to the fines

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called a press conference to respond to the fines

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called a press conference to respond to the fines 

As expected Red Bull were found to be £1.8m over the spending limit of £114m, exceeding the limit by 1.6 per cent. It is officially deemed a ‘minor breach’ and means the world title will not be taken off Max Verstappen and handed to Lewis Hamilton.

Red Bull were let off further heavier sanctions because they complied with all requests and inquiries made of the FIA’s auditors.

The FIA statement said: ‘Red Bull must pay a Financial Penalty of $7m to the FIA within 30 days of the date of execution of the ABA.

‘Red Bull receive a Minor Sporting Penalty in the form of a limitation of Red Bull’s ability to conduct aerodynamic testing during a period of 12 months from the date of execution of the ABA through the application of a reduction of 10 per cent.’ This refers to wind tunnel time and ‘computational fluid dynamics’.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called a press conference in Mexico on Friday, ahead of the Sunday’s grand prix, to respond to the conclusions.

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