This Friday the sanctions that the FIA has imposed on the teams that failed to comply with the budget limit were known. They are Red Bull and Aston Martin. And the resolutions have been very different. The punishment for those of energy drinks has been much older.
Fernando Alonso he can breathe easy ahead of his arrival at the team next year. The sanction to Aston Martin has been slight. A fine of $450,000 for breaching the spending ceiling for the season.
“Aston Martin has incorrectly excluded and/or adjusted costs in the calculation of its relevant costs“, the FIA reported in its statement. In addition, it has determined that “there is no evidence” that the team has “at any time sought to act in bad faith, dishonesty or fraudulently.”
In short, a procedural infraction that has been punished with that economic fine. The sports matter is not touched. Unlike Red Bull. Sure Christian Horner and Helmut Marko They will be much more worried.
Because Red Bull has received a sports punishment (in addition to a fine of seven million dollars). The team will have to reduce the use of the wind tunnel for 2023 by 10%.
The current constructors’ world champion committed an infraction exceeding the allowed expenses in 2021, in addition to a procedural infraction. That is what Formula 1 has determined.
Although the FIA has wanted to make it clear that this sports punishment is “minor”. In the paddock, especially Ferrari and MercedesThey called for serious penalties for Red Bull. The use of the wind tunnel is very important for the development of single-seaters in the teams, but they will only have to reduce its use by 10%.
Alonso and his other sanction
Precisely this Friday it has also become official that the FIA annulled the sanction Alonso at the United States Grand Prix. The Spaniard finished seventh, but when he lost his right mirror he was sanctioned, delaying him to fifteenth position.
However, Haas’ claim came out of time. And that has caused Alpine and Alonso to be right. his fight with Stephen Ocon in this season finale, more alive than ever (seven points behind the French).
