A hot weekend is coming, and not because of high temperatures Hungaroring circuit, in the Hungarian F1 GP. Instead, because the penultimate event before the vacation will be the place of intense debate on various controversial issues.
It is expected to be a busy summer at the ‘Great Circus’. On several fronts. On the one hand, there is growing tension between the FIA and F1 because the International Automobile Federation, according to ‘Auto Motor und Sport’, is about to approve the application for the entry of the same two new teams for the F1 of the future: Andretti and Hitech GP. Meanwhile, F1 and the current teams are completely against it because they don’t want to divide the ‘pie’ into more parts. And now, in this great dispute, in the preview of the Hungarian GP, we add another rumor that comes with increasing force and can cause a lot of controversy and tension: according to ‘Sky Sports’, two teams from The F1 grid they would have jumped the budget limit imposed by the regulation, something that could lead to penalties and assume a very dangerous situation for F1.
What is the F1 budget ceiling?
The budget ceiling was introduced in F1 to equalize the maximum expenditure that large and small teams can spend in a year to increase on-track parity and competitiveness in the long term. However, controlling the costs of the teams is very difficult, because the groups have many departments, and many of them have external projects where it is believed that they can also get important information for their F1 teams. vehicle, something on which the FIA want to put a special focus.
The gossip
The FIA announced a few months ago that the teams will receive a report on the controls carried out individually at the end of July, but rumors have grown in the paddock that this period will be extended . This is related to a possible problem in learning the accounts of a team and some media claimed that some teams may have violated FIA financial regulations. If confirmed, there are moments of great tension and important penalties ahead.
Red Bull’s dangerous precedent in 2021
The problem is that last year, a precedent was set where the FIA was able to throw stones at its own roof. That was detected Red Bull “slightly” exceeded the 2021 budget ceiling. They said it was a matter of catering costs, but the truth is that they exceeded the limit imposed by the regulations in an important year: Max’s fight for his first title against Hamilton and the course of creation of the new cars of the time. . which will start in 2022. Red Bull won the title in 2021 and created the reigning dominator and champion car. The team was not deducted points, it was not punished directly in sports. He was fined $7 million and fined a 10% reduction in development time in the wind tunnel for this course.
This caused controversy. His rivals indicated that the punishment was too lightbecause Red Bull, who already has the champion in the car, will not be affected by the reduction in wind tunnel and CFD simulation times and will continue to win. A few months later, Red Bull continued to lead with a huge superiority, making it clear that this was due to their cleverness in dealing with a progress penalty that they considered too difficult.
Not punishing Red Bull harshly could set a bad example. They broke the rules and kept winning. Will multiple teams do the same? For now, speculation that two teams also skipped the budget ceiling of 2022. The question is obvious: what will happen? Without stricter penalties, the bad example may increase. But if anything, the complaints would be normal saying that Red Bull was first.
Domenicali called for exemplary sports sanctions
Today, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has called for sporting sanctions for “cheating” teams that exceed spending limits.
“I want the sanction to be sporting in case of an infraction, it’s something we ask for clearly,” the Italian told ‘Motorsport.com’. “There are three regulations that must be respected: sports, technical and financial. Any violation must be sanctioned in sports measures. You cannot go in the other direction”, he added.
A hot summer lies ahead, full of tension in F1. Will there be harsher penalties? If not, more teams can take on less important legislation. The stakes are high.
The FIA has already informed teams that it will increase its scrutiny of costs with the aim of ending any possible cheating or gray areas. in which some groups can get a ‘slice’ in a hidden way through the divisions of theoretical projects unrelated to F1 but that can be used to find the performance or basic data for their F1 car. The thing can also go that way. The topic seems complicated. There are many statements about this and many controversies are expected. Things are just getting started.
Source: La Verdad
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