Today is an important day for F1 as the FIA announces the results of its cost cap audit. The action it takes against any potential breaches could set a precedent, while impacting the future of the cost cap itself.
and Ferrari so up in arms over potential overspending by others is that they know how much performance is being left on the table by them rigorously sticking to the cost cap limit.
The final judgement is of course the FIA's, just as the tax authorities may not always agree with an individual's own self-assessment. As Mekies said:"I think the worry comes from if you think about the level of constraints that has imposed on the big teams, then you realise how much lap time there is going to be if you don't strictly enforce them.
Memories of the secret deal that the FIA agreed with Ferrari over its 2019 power unit remain a sore point for many in the paddock. "So we have been obliged to restructure our businesses and take tens and tens of millions of dollars out in order to fit the cost cap, to make the smaller teams competitive.
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