Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur Criticizes Red Bull's Budget Limit Penalty
Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur criticized the penalty for Red Bull for violating the budget cap rules. redbull, He received a $2021 million fine and a 145% wind tunnel usage restriction for exceeding the $7 million budget limit allowed in 10.
In an interview with La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Vasseur said such a light penalty could push other teams to breach the budget cap.
“The penalty given to Red Bull last year cannot be considered serious.” said Vasseur. “If the financial rules are violated again, the penalty should be much more severe.”
“In our sport, technical advantage brings sporting advantage, so the penalty should be sporting, not monetary.” ' Vasseur continued. “In football, if you touch the ball with your hands, you will receive a sporting penalty, not a fine. A 10% reduction in wind tunnel time is also a joke. HE zamBy now they had already done most of the work.”
“Exceeding the budget by 5% may seem minor, but it is actually a serious violation. The budget cap is $135 million. [In 2024], 80 million will go to personnel, 20 million to racing expenses, materials, brakes and the like.”
“It also costs about 20 million to make four chassis at the beginning of the season. So you're spending 120-125 million on the head, it's more or less the same for everyone.”
“As a result, only about $10 million remains for development.” said Vasseur. “When you go over the budget limit by a few million, you shouldn't be focusing on the 135 million amount. There is a big difference between an innocent mistake and a deliberate choice.”
“We have to be tough on this. Because whether we can maintain the budget limit in the future depends on it. After all, many big companies can afford that kind of fine.”
Vasseur's comments raise calls for tightening budget cap rules. The FIA continues to work to better enforce the budget cap in the future.
