Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton says the FIA must avoid giving Red Bull a “slap on the wrist” for breaching the 2021 budget cap.
Following the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month, the FIA confirmed that Red Bull was guilty of a “minor” overspend of the $145 million cost cap that was installed last year.
Several parties have called for a strict punishment to be issued to the team, who is currently on course to win the Constructors’ Championship this year, having also won back-to-back Drivers’ titles with Max Verstappen.
Some have even suggested that Verstappen’s maiden title last year should be voided.
Hamilton says that F1 must steer clear from handing out a minor punishment, which would then invite other teams to exceed the cap going forward.
“I have my own opinion of what we did as a team and how we did it last year, and I’m really proud of that and believe in what we earned,” Hamilton said. “It doesn’t really change a huge amount.
“I do think the sport needs to do something about this in the future, otherwise, if they are relaxed with these rules then all of the teams will just go over.
“Spending millions more and then only having a slap on the wrist won’t be great for the sport – they might as well not have a cost cap in the future.”
Hamilton has backed F1 to weather the current cost cap storm, insisting that it must retain its values as it deals with the situation.
“I don’t think the sport is trying to make mistakes,” he said. “I think we will continue over the years to be coming up against things and hurdles.
“But I do think, when we talk about integrity, is how we navigate through those whilst keeping the core values, being transparent and being true to the values of what the sporting regulations are put there to be policed.
“It can be a confusing time for the fans and without the fans the sport is nothing. So I think we’ve got to hold onto those values.”
The poisonous little turd doesn’t mention that if Red Bull did go over the cap it was due to him and Bottas the carpet ramming them off-track and damaging their engines. He’s desperate, because he knows that now he has a proper teammate, even if they come up with another winning car, he’ll never win another title because Russell will kick his arse from now on. The despicable short-arsed twat is finished.
You’re talking nonsense at least he’s not a human error costbcap paper champ !!
Good argument Dami spoken like a true idiot
How did you get your head out of your ass so fast
Well I guess you can now go kiss red bulls asses for a while
Enjoy
Are you denying that Silverstone and Hungary happened then? Or did you think that Santa delivered the replacement parts down the chimney overnight for no cost? I doubt you could find your arse with both hands, to put your head up there. Anyone’s entitled to be stupid, but you abuse the privilege.
Hahaha
Your so funny idiot
I think Mercedes cars were also wrecked and would have had the same costs for repairs retard and yet they didn’t go over budget
Why don’t you stick to making love to your maxipad blow up doll
Have a nice day duck breathe
For one thing, Mercedes had one car damaged in the incidents, not three, and didn’t suffer engine damage as it was the nose which hit the Red Bulls, but the main point is that it was the Mercedes drivers who were at fault and did the ramming, hence the costs Red Bull faced were not of their own making and should be discounted. If Mercedes had costs they were self-inflicted. Hard of thinking though you obviously are, given the grammatical ineptitude of your writing, even such a simpleton as yourself should be able to grasp that concept. Try reading it more slowly and it may become clearer to you. I am told by others afflicted by your kind of low intelligence that it helps them to move their lips as they read. However, I am making the assumption that yours aren’t stuck to the window at this time, which may well not be the case.
You’re talking nonsense at least he’s not a human error costbcap paper champ !! Max fans are the worse a cheating rear wing to start the season before it got banned constantly forcing Lewis off track help from Michael Masi by breaking the rules now the cost cap violation so much cheating for 1 driver to become a champ it’s unbelievable hahahahaha!!!!
Exactly but simpletons like Dami are so narrow minded they can’t see reality
Dami yup you’re still a asshole no matter how slow I read it
And we all know where your lips are stuck
How does Maxes ass taste