Sky Italy commentator, Carlo Vanzini, made a joke about Red Bull’s budget after Max Verstappen was forced to pit due to fuel issues late on in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. Heading into the weekend, Red Bull and Aston Martin were mentioned in a report that suggested that two teams were in breach of the financial regulations last season. A spending limit of $145 million was imposed on the teams last season for them to spend on the cars, in a bid to stop the bigger teams from gaining an advantage due to the copious resources they have compared with the smaller crews. Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, indicated that the Austrian side had exceeded last year’s budget by more...
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