Red Bull were accused of breaching the 2021 cost cap of $145m as early as the Singapore Grand Prix, despite there being no official statement from the FIA. The rumours ran rife for weeks before the FIA released their verdict, eventually finding the energy drink giants guilty of a minor breach of the budget cap, and punishing them with a $7m fine and a ten per cent reduction in wind tunnel testing time for 2023. With the rumours beginning so long before any official statement was made, Christian Horner has criticised the other teams for their actions which were based on no real evidence. It also presents the question as to where the initial leak came from, with the teams who took to the...
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