Red Bull found guilty of committing 'minor' breach of F1 budget cap in 2021 - the year Max Verstappen won title

Red Bull committed a «minor» breach of the F1 budget cap in the 2021 season, with the FIA, the sport's governing body, now determining what action will be taken. Red Bull, along with Aston Martin, were also found to have committed a procedural breach — failing to fill in forms correctly. The FIA confirmed the other nine teams were under the 2021 $145m (£114m) cost cap.

Ad A minor overspend means Red Bull exceeded the budget by less than 5%. Japanese Grand PrixF1 in 2023: Will Red Bull stay on top? Can Hamilton challenge for the title again?11 HOURS AGO The breach carries a range of potential sanctions, from a public reprimand to a points deduction. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the 2021 drivers’ championship on the last lap of the final race in Abu Dhabi as Lewis Hamilton was controversially denied a record eighth crown.

Verstappen won a second title at the Japanese Grand Prix at the weekend. «The FIA Cost Cap Administration is currently determining the appropriate course of action to be taken under the Financial Regulations with respect to Aston Martin and Red Bull and further information will be communicated in compliance with the Regulations,» read an FIA statement. F1 in 2023: Will Red Bull stay on top? Perez outraged by F1 tractor incident Mercedes chief Toto Wolff had previously branded any excess spending a “heavyweight issue”.