The International Automobile Federation (FIA) did not impose a harsh sanction against the team this Friday. In addition to the cost cap last season and the economic fine, Red Bull shortened the testing time in the wind tunnel. It fined Aston Martin $450,000—more than €452,000—for “violations of procedure”.
The FIA, in its opinion, noted: The Austrian team acted “cooperatively throughout the review process” and said he was “trying to provide additional information and evidence” when asked.
“There is no accusation or evidence that Red Bull Racing tried to act in bad faith.The FIA stressed that their proposal for sanctions against Red Bull was “accepted” by them.
The team, led by Christian Horner, acknowledged that some costs were “incorrectly excluded and/or corrected”. £1,864,000 exceededand the FIA announced that “if a tax credit had been applied correctly” it would only exceed £400,000.
Like this, It ordered a seven million dollar fine and a “minor sports sanction”. by reducing test times in the wind tunnel by ten percent for twelve months from the execution of the sentence.
Hours later, the FIA made another statement. approved Aston Martin With a fine of $450,000 -More than €452.000- for failing to submit required documents for the 2021 reporting period due to “infringement of procedure” due to “incorrect exclusion and/or adjustment of costs in the calculation of their respective costs”. Therefore, the British team is sentenced to pay $ 450 to the FIA.