If you're following F1 or have any interest in the sport you would be aware that there has been much discussion over the past week or so, up and down the paddock, saying that two teams breeched the 2021 Budget Cost Cap, one team with a minor infringement and the other with a significant breech.
racingnews365.com/cost-cap-controversy-how-did-we-get-here
The team with the minor infringement is suspected to be Aston Martin and the team alleged to have a significant breech is Red Bull Racing.
The report is due to be published today.
The reason this is making the F1 headlines is because in 2021 the drivers were in their final year of that style of car and if the teams went over the agreed budget for 2021, it could have had an impact on the 2022 season and onwards to 2023 as well in relation to the development of their cars.
If it is found that RBR did significantly exceed their budget cap, this might explain how their car is doing so much better this year (virtually no bouncing/porpoising in comparison to many others on the grid). They could (not saying that they should) have their 2021 championship removed from them, they could have a significant points deduction, their driver(s) banned from races and many other outcomes are available to the FIA in this regard.
I would like to clarify that this is not a RBR bashing thread.
What is your take on the situation and are you waiting for the report to be published?
Consider that Williams got a $25k fine for one of their third party auditors making a one page submission a couple of days late as part of their financial submission (everything else was submitted on time) but due to the complicated structure of this, that's why they were fined.