Martin Brundle: F1 cost cap rules ‘need tightening up’ and penalty must “hurt”
The FIA announced on Monday that Red Bull had 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:exceeded the $145m limit during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s maid꧋en title-winning campaign by a “minor” overspend.
W🌞hile an exact figure was not detailed, F1’s governing body confirmed Red Bull had breached the cap by less than five per cent, or $7.25m.
Reacting to the news, Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit 🃏Brundle argued that the five per cent overspend threshold is simply too high.
"What seems absolutely crazy to me is that a minor💖 breach can be up to five per cent overspend on the cost cap," Brundle said on Sky’s Any Driven Monday show.
"Th꧂at is $7m and we know that is a maဣssive upgrade on a car, maybe even a B-spec for some teams.
"So, that needs tightening up for starters, because what is the point in having $145🐲m and then having this five per cent variant?
"I am assuming that the FIA will hav꧅e to crack down hard on any minor breaches but it looks like it could be a reprimand or a fine.
"Will the💙y want to revisit points, will it be manufacturers' points or drivers' points for 2021?&nbsಌp;
“Other teams are saying, 'this gives you a head𒆙 start into 2022, the car is carried over to 2023 so th෴is is a big advantage’.”
Penalties for a “minor” overspend - the low🅰est category of breach - range from a public reprimand to a dedication of constructors’ and/or drivers’ championship points.
A decision on Red Bull’s punish♌ment has not yet been taken, but Brundle believes the penalty needs to “hurt” to protect th𒊎e integrity of the cost cap.
"We'll see if the FIA want to com꧋e down hard on the first year. But certainl🀅y it needs tightening up because the other teams will be under pressure,” he explained.
“The team boss will be saying ‘why didn’t you do this? Why don’t you overspend a bit and pay a fine or get a slap on the wrist and 🍷go a tenth or two faster?’ So we need clarity and it needs to be rigid and a five percent variance is way too much.”
Brundle concluded: "It has got to be made clear that you stick to the cost cap or just under i🎃t or otherwise it is going to hurt.”
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