Valtteri Bottas he is a man of few words, but when he speaks, he does so clearly. The Nordic lived in his flesh the hard and even battle between Mercedes and Red Bull in F1 World Cup 2021 as a pilot for the Silver Arrows before leaving Alfa Romeo this year. Therefore, Nordic wants to clarify that if red bull exceeded the budget limit as ensured by the FIA, although in the regulations it is seen as “something slight”, it could have a big impact on the end of the 2021 World Cup, which fell to Verstappen’s side on the last lap . The FIA sees “slight” exceeding the total cost limit established by less than 5%, that is, up to approximately 7 million. But for Bottas, that would be very serious. “A few million can make a big, big difference”, assured the Nordic, making it clear that this could be the key to the final battle in Max’s favor. For this reason, the Finn asked for a “strict and cruel penalty” and that “really hurts” Red Bull, to prevent the Milton Keynes team from re-infringing or any other team tempted to exceed the limits.
“The rules are the rules, and if you don’t follow them there should be a penalty that really hurts. You don’t want anyone to have the urge to hit something in a year (by spending more than that year). Personally, I hope the sanctions are strict and harsh because that shouldn’t happen. The rules are the rules,” argued the now Alfa Romeo driver, who lived through the battle between Verstappen and Hamilton in 2021 alongside a Lewis who a few weeks ago recalled his surprise to see the many evolutions taken by those from Milton Keynes in the second part of the course, where the Brackley team could not further improve the car in order not to exceed the budget limits.
“There are many rules in F1 and it shouldn’t be any different in terms of penalties. I hope a good punishment is imposed that really hurts them, because I was in contention last year for the Constructors’ Championship, and yes we did it, but we lost the drivers’ title by a few points and a few million could have made a big, big difference.”Valtteri argued.
Source: La Verdad
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