Lewis Hamilton says F1 “needs to do something” after Red Bull Racing broke the cost cap or the budget cap should be scrapped altogether.
After Lewis Hamilton narrowly lost to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in last season’s controversial finale of Formula 1, the FIA announced that Red Bull had broken the cost cap in 2021. In doing so, it was inevitable that he would face questions from the media.
Initially, Lewis Hamilton was hesitant to say much about the matter during the driver’s press conference before the event at the US Grand Prix, but his fans said that if Red Bull were guilty, last season’s championship results. started to open up a bit after being told they believed they had reversed.
“I think F1 needs to do something about it,” said Hamilton.
“If they relax these rules, all the teams will spend millions of dollars over the cost cap. Light punishments alone will obviously not be good for F1.”
“Maybe they can abolish the cost cap in the future.”
Red Bull has so far pleaded not guilty, but the FIA offers conditions for Red Bull to accept a lighter penalty rather than risk a harsher sanction by admitting to breaching the budget cap and rebutting the ruling. Ready and understood.
After long and hard self-examination to get out of the Abu Dhabi controversy, Lewis Hamilton clearly does not want to reopen old wounds in another way.
Lewis Hamilton focuses on “what I can control in general” and “how can I win another championship”, saying he “doesn’t give energy” to other things, but “honesty ‘, said the importance of this moment for F1 to make the right decisions and not alienate fans further.
“I believe Mohamed[Bin Sulayem]and his team will make the right decision,” said Hamilton.
“I have to believe it. Naturally, I want the doubters to go unpunished.”
“I don’t think the sport is trying to make mistakes. We will continue to face hurdles, but when we talk about integrity, it has been imposed to be transparent and orderly while maintaining our core values. I think it’s how we navigate them while staying true to the spirit of the regulations.”
“It can be a confusing time for the fans. Without the fans the sport would be meaningless and we have to uphold those values.”
Lewis Hamilton’s current team-mate George Russell said Formula 1 drivers were “guaranteed with transparency” by the FIA, calling the incident “a defining moment in the sport”. He believes any punishment should “take performance away” from Red Bull’s cars.
“A fine that has nothing to do with overall development or performance is definitely not appropriate,” Russell said.
“Even if the fine was over $100 million, they’d probably accept it and be happy with the penalty. On the other hand, if you’re talking about cost caps and less time in the wind tunnel, that’s really a loss. give”
“We live in a very technical world and if you go over the limit, every little detail is punished, like 100g of fuel too little or Lewis’ rear wing being 2mm too wide in Brazil[2021 qualifying]. You will then be disqualified and will be penalized accordingly.”
Mercedes’ George Russell’s predecessor, Valtteri Bottas, has argued that a “really painful” penalty should be issued, echoing suggestions from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr.
“Rules are rules and there should be very painful penalties for not following them because no one wants to jeopardize the budget cap with the desire to maximize something for a year. The body,” said Valtteri Bottas.
“Personally, I hope it’s a tough penalty, because it shouldn’t have happened. Last year we were in the Constructors’ race, so I know it’s a really good penalty that really hurts them. I hope
Ferrari has been consistently critical of Red Bull’s development rate under the cost cap, with Carlos Sainz Jr. repeating Ferrari’s claims that even a small overspending can make a big difference in the car’s performance. rice field.
“I don’t know the numbers, but we all know how much $1 million, $2 million, $3 million, $4 million can contribute to the development of F1 cars and the speed of cars,” said Carlos. Sainz Jr. said.
“That’s why years ago the top three teams spent $350 million, and now they’re spending $150 million to control them.”
“It has to be fair play for everyone and if there is a cost cap it has to be followed. I hope the FIA makes the right decision and everyone follows it.”
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