The FIA announced on Friday that Red Bull have been hit with a $7m fine and a 10 percent reduction in per☂mitted aerodynamic research for the next 12 months as punishment💫 for ജbreaking F1’s budget cap in 2021.

Red Bull were found to have exceeded the $145m cap imposed during 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s first title-winning campaign last year by £1.8m after the team inaccurately excluded and/or adjusted costs relating to 13 items. 

Rival teams including Mercedes and Ferrari h⛎ad been calling on the FIA to hand out severe penalties since the Singapore Grand Prix, when rumours of 🅰a potential breach first emerged. 

Red Bull were also left “appalled” by McLaren boss Zak Broꦑwn’s leaked letter to the FIA in which he claimed that breaking the budget cap “c⛎onstitutes cheating”. 

Asked if he feels an apology from Red Bull to the res𒉰t of the F1 paddock is necessary, a defiant Horner argued it should be the other way around.&nܫbsp;

“Iꦓ think we are due an apology from some of the rivals for some of the claims that they’ve made,” Horner said during a news conference addressing the matter ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix. 

“We make no apology for the way that💃 we’ve performed, the way that we’ve acted. We do take on the chin that there are lessons to be made. 

“Potentially mistakes have been made in our submiౠssion which with the benefit of hindsi🍌ght and 20-20 vision, anyone can be a specialist. 

“But there was no intent. There was nothing dishonest and certainly no cheating, which has been alleged in cಌert❀ain corners. 

“I don't feel we need to apologise. I think there are lessons to be learned.ꦫ Everybody can learn from this. 

“We’ve taken a very public pounding through the accusations that have been made by other teams. We've had our drive꧟rs booed at circuits.

“The reputational damage from a🧸llegations has been significant. The time is now for that to stop and move on.”

Referring ꦐto Red Bull’s rivals, Horner added: “They’ve obviously been quick to talk in the media, some of them. 

“I’m sure for them, it won’t be enough. I’m sure if you burnt our wind tunnel down, it𒈔 wouldn’t be enough. 

“But this is a pen🌞alty, the FIA, after an awful lot of dialogue with them, they know the impact it has on us. They see the way teams operate, they see t𓆏he efficiency of their runs. 

༒“T♎his has a material impact on our car performance for next year.”

Despite the penalty, which Red Bull thinks 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:could cost them up to 0.5s in on-track performance with their 2023 car, Horner insists his team are motivated to continue♌ their recent F1 supremacy into next season and beyond. 

“What we’💧ve lost in ATR, we’ve gained in motivation,” he stressed. “I’ve never seen a more motivated group of individuals. 

“They’ve done an outstanding job last year and this year in a regulation change that’s probably been the biggest in 40 years.&nb𓃲sp;

“We might have lost 10 percent in ATR ꩵbut we’ve gained 25 percent in motivation from every staff me💝mber in Milton Keynes.”