Max Verstappen says rivals should keep “mouths shut” over F1 budget cap claims
The Singapore Grand Prix, won by Red Bull's Sergio Perez while V💖erstappen came seventh, was dominated by cost cap talk amid increasing paddock specu🧔lation that two teams were in breach of the 2021 financial regulations.
F1’s governing body the FIA are expected to officia🌠lly announce that two teams violated last year’s $145m budget cap in the coming wee💜k.
Red Bull’s main rivals have been very vocal on the topic, with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff describing the matter as a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“heavyweight” issue, while Ferrari h🔯ave called for severe punishment for teams that have broken the rules𒆙.
That led Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to hit back at the “extremely defamatory” claims, and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: threatened legal action if the accusations were not withdrawn.
“I know where it [the speculation] comes from, so for me it’s OK,” Verstap൲pen said.&nb🧸sp;
“With what I hear🌺 from the team, yes [I’m confident].
“Of course, then other teams start to talk abou✨t it while they have no information, and I find that a bit silly. Just keep your mouths shut.”
There are several pun🧸ishments that could be handed out for a breach of the budget cap, ranging from fines to deductions of team and/or driver points or even “exclusion from the championship” for the season concerned.
If Red Bull are found guilty, there is a possibility that Verstappen could be stripped of last year’s world title - which was won in hugely controversial circumstances at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - and it be handed to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, though such a scenario is not considered likely.&nbsꦬp;
Seven-time world champion Hamilton was asked for his thoughts on the 🍷situation in Singapore.
“I’ve not really given it much attention to be honest,” said t🐟he Mercedes driver.
“It’s all whispers at the mཧoment and I don’t know enough about it to be able to make a sensible comment. I’m not thinking particularly anything.
“I’m proud ꦰof my team for the diligence they’ve done to run to the rules and I honestly have full confidence in Mohammed [Ben Sulayem], in the way that he has conducted himself to this point, in terms of bei🧸ng strict and being clear with the rules.
“Rules are rules and for those sorts of things, which can lead to real alterations ꧟in terms of car performance and those sorts of things, we definitely have to take it seriously.
“But ꦑas I said, I don’t know if it’s true or not. So we’ll see.”
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