'Surprise and disappointment' - Red Bull hit back after being found guilty of F1 budget cap breach

Red Bull have reacted with “surprise and disappointment” after being found guilty of a “minor” breach of the F1 budget cap in 2021. The Austrian team insisted their “2021 submission was below the cost cap limit”, barely an hour after the FIA, the sport’s governing body, said it was now determining what action will be taken. Ad A minor overspend means Red Bull exceeded the budget by less than 5%.

Formula 1Red Bull found guilty of committing 'minor' breach of F1 budget cap2 HOURS AGO The breach carries a range of potential sanctions, from a public reprimand to a points deduction. «We note the findings by the FIA of 'minor overspend breaches of the financial regulations' with surprise and disappointment,» Red Bull said in a statement. «Our 2021 submission was below the cost cap limit, so we need to carefully review the FIA's findings as our belief remains that the relevant costs are under the 2021 cost cap amount.

»Despite the conjecture and positioning of others, there is of course a process under the regulations with the FIA which we will respectfully follow while we consider all the options available to us." Red Bull found guilty of 'minor' breach of budget cap F1 in 2023: Will Red Bull lead the way again? 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 finished just eight points ahead of Hamilton in the final standings. The FIA has not revealed the amount by which Red Bull exceeded the cap or what punishment would be applied.