The Formula 1 world was shocked at the Singapore Grand Prix when rumours began to circulate that Red Bull had breached the cost cap during the season where Max Verstappen narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton to his first world title. The team were eventually found guilty of a minor breach of the cost cap, meaning that the team were not docked any points, keeping Verstappen’s maiden title intact, but they were given a sporting and financial penalty. Alongside a $7m fine, Red Bull saw ten percent of their wind tunnel testing time for 2023 taken away, a punishment which team principal Christian Horner called ‘draconian’. The Red Bull boss suggested that this punishment could cost his team up to...
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