red bull found out last Friday what penalty they should receive after exceeding the budget limit in 2021. Despite the extra cost of less than 2%, the Austrians reduced the time they could spend doing aerodynamic tests by 7% in the wind tunnel and must pay a $7 million fine. For ferrariis totally inadequate punishment.
Laurent Meckiessports director of the people of Maranello, explained to Sky Sports Italy with two million more, you can have a bigger impact than people think. “Two million euros is an important amount and we have given our opinion on this topic several times. At Ferrari we think this amount is worth about two tenths per turnSo it’s easy to understand that these numbers can have a real impact on the outcome of races, and maybe even a championship.”
Mekies commented that there was another reason why Red Bull was ahead other than lap time. “Since there is no penalty cost reduction, the main effect is to push the competitor to spend the money elsewhere. He is completely free to use the money you can’t spend on using the wind tunnel and the CFD due to the 10% drawdownin reducing the weight of the vehicle, or who knows“, he added.
The Scuderia was concerned that the combination of these two factors would lead to the penalty being “very limited”, while Christian Horner was quick to react saying it was excessive. Finally, Ferrari demands that know the budgets of 2022 “we don’t have to wait for october next year“.
Source: La Verdad
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