George Russell's F1 cost cap concern: “If it's a second-time offender…”
A number of reports emerged that two to three F1 teams have exceeded the F1 cos🍷t cap for last year.
Red Bull were the only team to break the cost cap in 2021, receiꦰving a fine and restriction on aerodynamic testing.
Their penalty - or lack of - was he𒈔avily criticised by a number of✤ teams including McLaren and Mercedes.
The small na﷽ture of the penalty for Red Bull last year ✨led to some talk that teams would deliberately exceed the cost cap as they wouldn’t fear being punished.
♍Rumours of two or three teams breaking the cap have been downplayed since.
Speaking ahead of the Hungarian Gღrand Prix, Russell called for stricter punishment, making reference to Red Bull in his an🅷swer.
"If anybody has breached any regulation, you want the punishment to repr🅘esent the cr♑ime,” he said.
“There were breaches last year, and clearly the puni⭕shment didn't fit the crim🍌e. We don't want to see that happen again.
“And if it's a second-time offender, the punishment should be even greater than what it perhaps a fair punishment, if it hಞappens two years in a row.
“I t♛rust the FIA, Mohammed is a great force, and they won't let anybody get away with something that shouldn't have happened under their watch."
With a sharp eye for F1’s controversies and storylines, Conno🅘r is the heartbeat of our unb🦂iased reporting.
