“We Are Still in a Hypothetical World…”: Ferrari Boss Gives His Final Words as Red Bull F1 Doomsday Draws Near

The Flying Dutchman dominated at the Suzuka Circuit. In a race that was 28 laps altogether, Max Verstappen finished the Japanese Grand Prix 27 seconds ahead of P2 Charles Leclerc. Now that the Dutchman has got the deserving championship, the hour of truth may come tomorrow.

The FIA will soon come out with their statement regarding which all teams complied with the 2021 budget cap and which all teams didn’t.

Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, there was a lot of talk about a possible budget cap breach. Red bull and Aston Martin have been the center of the controversy. Both teams have been allegedly accused of crossing the budget cap last year.

Amid the celebrations, there might be a possibility that Red Bull will be penalized for the same in case they are found guilty of the allegations. Despite all this, Christian Horner is calm. The Red Bull team principal is sure that there will be no penalties because there has been no overspending from their end.

Mattia Binotto, however, doesn’t seem to be on the same page as Horner and is looking at the situation with a completely different lens. The Ferrari Boss has thrown some light on the scenario. He said, “We are still in a hypothetical world because we are waiting for tomorrow’s judgment.” [Translated using Google]

“I think that if a team, whatever it is, has had an advantage for spending more money than others, it can have a performance advantage that remains even in the following seasons.”

Soon, some teams might end up getting certificates and others might be subjected to sanctions. On this, Mattia said, “In my opinion, there must be a penalty that can sanction the capacity for development.”

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To all the speculations and rumors Red Bull Boss holds a contrary opinion, he has repeatedly dismissed the claims regarding overrunning the budget cap.

Christian Horner Holds a Firm Belief on Team Being Under Budget Cap

After Singapore Grand Prix last week, Christian Horner reiterated about his belief that the team was well within the budget cap. Dismissing all the theories around the overrun of the budget cap, Horner calls it ‘rubbish’.

He said, “No, I mean, I’m absolutely confident in our submission,” he said. “It went in in March, in terms of [being] signed off fully by our auditors who are obviously one of the big three. And we believe that we are comfortably within the cap.”

Talking to Motorsports.com, The Red Bull boss has described some of Wolff’s remarks as defamatory and threatened to take legal action.

He said, “We will consider all of our options. It was totally unacceptable to make a completely unfounded allegation and on the basis of what knowledge? Where is this source of information?”

“It was a confidential submission between the team and the FIA.”

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The FIA will decide all the outcomes soon. Whatever the outcome of the audit, it’s clear the teams want to see credible action taken in the future if any breach has been made.