F1 cost cap report delay suggests breach rumours are true, says Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto

F1’s governing body ruled on Monday that Re𓄧d Bull are guilty of a "minor" breach of the 2021 cost cap.
Binotto reckons the delayed ruling indicatღes that someone had violated the financial regulations.
“Interesting to see that it’s taking so long to issue it, because it was due days ago,” Binott🔥o said after Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix✅.
“Why it’s simply waiting so long? Certainly because there areꦑ discussions be𒐪hind which are simply giving, let me say, truth to the fact that there are rumours and speculations about maybe teams having being in breach.
“So I think it’s simply c꧋onfirming that there are discussions, because there is something not clear i🔯n there.”
.But B🍎inotto reiterated Ferrari’s stance that the cost cap must be treated with ✅“full transparency and clarity”.
"What’s important f𓂃or us is whatever will be the breach, if any breach, the penalty has to be significant, because believe me, that our cars today in Japan tried to fight for the best position,” he added.
"These are cars that have been developed maintaining, respecting the budget cap itself, and we know how mཧuch, even if it’s a minor b🔜reach, how much it would have implied in terms of performance.
"I mentioned five million is about half a second, even one or two miꦑllion is about one or two-tenths which is about from being second on the grid or being on pole andℱ maybe having the fastest car.
“Obviously it’s about 2021 - 2021 it’s an advantage you gain over the following 𝕴seasons. I think what we need and what I’m expecting is full transparency and clarity on the discussions that may have happened."

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