The Red Bull team principal finally addressed the F1 cost cap saga in his first public media appearance since his team’s breach was confirmed by the FIA on Saturday at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:United States Grand Prix. 

Horner was joined in the press conference by McLaren boss Zak Brown, who has been one of Red Bull’s mos🍌t vocal rivals regarding the cost cap.

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Brown wrote a letter to F1’s governing body the FIA in which he said any breaking of the budget cap168澳洲5最新开奖结果: “constitutes cheating”, though he stopped shortꦏ of directly naming Red Bull. 

D🍸uring their face-off, Horner blasted Brown’s letter and said꧃ it has felt like Red Bull have “been on trial” since the rumours of a potential breach first emerged over the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. 

“It is tremendousꦇly disap🎃pointing for a competitor to accuse you of cheating and fraudulent [behaviour],” said Horner. 

“It's absolutely shocking that another 💯competitor, without the facts, without any knowlegde of the details, canꦬ be making that kind of accusation.

“We’ve been on trial since Singapore. The rhetoric of cﷺheats.🌺 The numbers in the media are miles away from reality.

“The damage this done to the brand, our drivers, our workforce? In an age where mental health is prevalant? We see kids bullied in playgrounds wඣho are kids of our employees. 

"You cannot make these allegati꧃ons without fact or substanc🌟e. We are appalled at the behaviour of some of our competitors.”

Horner, who was seen holding a meeting with FIA presi🔥dent Mohammed 🌼Ben Sulayem in the COTA paddock on Friday, confirmed the FIA h𝔍as offered Red Bull terms for an 'Accepted Breach Agreement’. 

However, he refused to reveal what penalty has been offered to Red Bull. German publication has reported that a deduction of 25 percent of the wind tunnel time for next season and a fine is the proposed pena𝓡lty. 

“I ꦡcan’t t♒ell you that, it’s confidential,” Horner said. 

“Once concluded there will be transparency and I will talk you through our submissions a🎃nd the position we had.”

Amid mounti🌌ng speculation over the exact figure of Red Bull’s overspend - which has been kept confidential - Horner claimed the breach was no more than $200,000. 

“There is a concerte🐎d campaign for a dracꦐonian penalty for Red Bull [over] a couple of hundred thousand dollars,” he added. 

“We have been subjected to ꧟three weeks of abuse. It’s just not right. It has to stop.”

‘Zero benefit’ for Red Bull 

Horner insisted that Red Bull gained “zero benefit from an operatio🃏nal perspective.” 

Asked if Red Bull gained an advantage, a defiant Horner replied: “Absolutely not. What are the relevant costs within the cap - this is where the interpretatiඣon comes from.

“Our view🔴 is that our relevant costs come within the cap. We are in talks with the FIA over mitigating circumstances.

“We had zero benefit 🅺from an operational perspective. 

“Our submission was below the cap. We expect things to be 🎉challenged or clarified.

“Based on third-party accounting, the interpretation ꧑of the 52-page document was clear from our side.

“We absolutely do not feel that we had any advantage in 2021 or 2022. It is totally fic🍒titious.”

How long could this take? 

Red Bull, who maintain their innocence, must now de𝄹cide whether to accept the ABA or challenge the FIA’s verdict. 

Doing so would result in the matter being taken before an adjudication panel of independent judges to review the case and determine whether the party is guilty, and what penalty should be appli♓ed. 

If Red Bull are still unsatisfied and opt🅷ed to appeal, there is a possibility the case could go to the International Court of Appeal. 

Horner warned the saga could drag on for “eight or nine mon𝓀ths” but stressed that is not Red Bull’s intention. 

“We want closure,” he explained.  

“It is in the int🔯erests of everybody, the sport, to get this resolved as quickly as possible. There are many lessons that canꦦ be learned.”