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Red Bull F1 Boss Blasts Rivals Over Cheating Accusations
10/22/2022 11:47:00 PM Christian Horner says the allegations have damaged employees mental health
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner didn’t mince words when addressing the cheat allegations from rivals regarding the team’s cost cap breach Christian Horner says the allegations have damaged employees mental health Author:Publish date:Oct 22, 2022AUSTIN—Red Bull team principal Christian Horner didn’t mince words when addressing the cheat allegations from rivals regarding the team’s cost cap breach. The FIA announced on Oct. 10 that both Red Bull and Aston Martin breached the cost cap regulations, both in a procedural capacity but Red Bull also had “minor” overspending. The punishment is still to be determined, but several team bosses across the paddock have been outspoken about how there should be stiff penalties. A “minor overspend” is considered to be any figure less than 5% of last year’s $145 million cap, which is roughly $7.25 million. Read more:
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President Joe Biden said Friday that while he has not made a formal decision about running for reelection in 2024, it is his 'intention' to do so. Read more >> Horner says no secret deal on cost cap breach, blasts BrownRed Bull boss Christian Horner said there would be no secret deal with Formula One's governing body over his team's budget cap breach and blasted McLaren counterpart Zak Brown for a letter making accusations of cheating. Horner has no Honour F1 back to racing as questions mount over Red Bull spendingThe big question looming over this week’s United States Grand Prix is what to do about Red Bull’s cost cap breach in 2021 and whether the team and its drivers should be punished? Horner says no secret deal on cost cap breach, blasts BrownRed Bull boss Christian Horner said there would be no secret deal with Formula One's governing body over his team's budget cap breach and blasted McLaren counterpart Zak Brown for a letter making accusations of cheating. Horner has no Honour American teen Hans Niemann sues chess champion Magnus Carlsen over cheating accusationsAmerican grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen and others after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages. I will remind you that Secretary HillaryClinton testified for 11 hours! Attention media:Do not lower the bar to let him weasel out of this!He was subpoenaed. He MUST testify. If he doesn't, it's an immediate admission of guilt. That's the narrative! Fake it to you Make it! CHECKMATE Admitted cheater trying to queer the deal for Magnus' company and that could reach $38M. Funny he has to specify he didn't cheat 'against Magnus'. Christian Horner says his team has “been on trial" amid speculation of overspending.Red Bull, who won the drivers' title last year and this with Max Verstappen, were found to have exceeded the $145-million cap in 2021 with what the governing FIA said was a 'minor overspend'.PUBLISHED 5:39 AM CT Oct.Red Bull, who won the drivers' title last year and this with Max Verstappen, were found to have exceeded the $145-million cap in 2021 with what the governing FIA said was a 'minor overspend'. Author: Publish date: Oct 22, 2022 AUSTIN—Red Bull team principal Christian Horner didn’t mince words when addressing the cheat allegations from rivals regarding the team’s cost cap breach. The FIA announced on Oct. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters. 10 that both Red Bull and Aston Martin breached the cost cap regulations, both in a procedural capacity but Red Bull also had “minor” overspending. And yet the big question looming over this week’s United States Grand Prix is what to do about Red Bull’s cost cap breach in 2021 and whether the team and its drivers should be punished? While Verstappen struts as a two-time champion in a chase for a record-tying 13th win this season, rival teams and drivers say F1 must find a way to penalize Red Bull for breaking a critical rule that is supposed to reign in the big-spending teams and level the playing field from the front of the grid to the back. The punishment is still to be determined, but several team bosses across the paddock have been outspoken about how there should be stiff penalties.S. A “minor overspend” is considered to be any figure less than 5% of last year’s $145 million cap, which is roughly $7. Grand Prix news conference on Saturday with Brown alongside, Horner said the FIA had proposed an Accepted Breach Agreement (ABA) and that was under negotiation. 25 million. "I'm hopeful it can be resolved during this weekend," he added. What the FIA decides to do will be considered a major test of first-year president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown wrote a letter to the FIA, Formula One’s governing body, on Oct. 12 and took a hard stance on the matter, saying it “constitutes cheating. So it could draw it out for another six to nine months, which is not our intention.” initially reported the details of the letter, which included Brown wanting Red Bull to face penalties that hit them financially as well as on track. McLaren team boss Zak Brown called any spending violation cheating. However, it did not mention Red Bull or Aston Martin by name. The Briton said the proposed penalty was confidential but promised complete transparency once the situation had been resolved. The Briton said the proposed penalty was confidential but promised complete transparency once the situation had been resolved. “The overspend breach, and possibly the procedural breaches, constitute cheating by offering a significant advantage across technical, sporting and financial regulations,” Brown wrote, in part. “The FIA has run an extremely thorough, collaborative and open process. I think it will all be absolutely above board. Potential penalties for minor overspending range from a reprimand to reduced budgets or even deduction of driver and team championship points. We have even been given a one-year dress rehearsal (in 2020), with ample opportunity to seek any clarification if details were unclear. So, there is no reason for any team to now say they are surprised." In 2020 the FIA made a private settlement with Ferrari after technical investigations into the Italian team’s 2019 power unit. “The bottom line is any team who has overspent has gained an unfair advantage both in the current and following year’s car development. “It has to be something that hurts,” Bottas told The Associated Press. Horner said he was appalled at the behaviour of competitors and "three weeks of effective abuse" directed at his team over a cap introduced last year to help level the playing field. ” Red Bull is reportedly in talks with the FIA about a possible Accepted Breach Agreement, but Horner shot down the idea that the team benefitted by the breach. Brown told the FIA last week, in a letter seen by Reuters, that any overspend breach was "cheating by offering a significant advantage across technical, sporting and financial regulations. In fact, he said there was “zero benefit,” at least from a development and operational aspect. “We’re in discussion with the FIA about what those costs are and what are mitigating potential circumstances,” Horner said Saturday. Horner said some of his employees' children had been bullied in school playgrounds as a consequence of "fictitious allegations from other teams", and the brand had also been damaged.” Verstappen seemed unconcerned Thursday in the paddock. “We had zero benefit from a development perspective or an operational perspective either for 2021 or 2022 from the way that we operated within the cap. Our submission was significantly below the cap. "It's absolutely shocking that another competitor, without the facts, without any knowledge of the details can be making that kind of accusation. "It's absolutely shocking that another competitor, without the facts, without any knowledge of the details can be making that kind of accusation. “We expected certain things to be potentially challenged or clarified, as is the process in a brand-new set of regulations. They are trying to slow us down any way possible. But based on external, professional accounting third parties, the interpretation of those rules, of a 52-page document to police this, we were very clear from our side.. “So we absolutely and categorically don’t feel we had any advantage in 2021 or 2022 or ’23 or ’24, or some teams are even talking about ’26, [which] is totally fictitious.” He went on to call the letter “tremendously disappointing” and described how the team has “been on trial because of public accusations since Singapore,” which is when the speculation of their overspend began spreading. the rhetoric of cheats, that we've had this enormous benefit, the numbers that have been put out to the media that are miles out of reality. It was scaled down to $140 million for 2022 and drops to $135 million for 2023, excluding driver salaries and engine costs. “The rhetoric of cheats, that we’ve had this enormous benefit, and numbers have been put out by the media that are miles out of reality,” Horner said." Brown defended his letter, which was leaked to the media, and said it was a general response to the situation and what needed to be addressed. “The damage that does to the brand, to our partners, to our drivers, to our workforce… in an age when mental health is prevalent, we’re seeing significant issues within our workforce. He said he trusted the FIA's handling of the situation and future transparency. We’re seeing kids that are being bullied in playgrounds, employees’ children. Verstappen won 10 races, Hamilton eight.” He added, “You cannot go around just making that kind of allegation from any fact or substance.8 million. We absolutely are appalled at the behavior of some of our competitors.” Horner went on to cite a rule tweak that occurred in June, three months after all teams turned in the final accounts of last season. "Our submission (in March) was significantly below the cap.. "Our submission (in March) was significantly below the cap. The clarification adjusted how unused parts were assessed, which “had a seven-digit effect on our submission.” “Once this situation is concluded, there will be complete transparency and I will talk you through the reasoning behind our submission and the position that we had of why we felt each of the line items that have been challenged we believe there is a contrary position,” Horner said. It's totally fictitious. “The whole thing should be transparent.” Fernando Alonso, a former two-time champion, shrugged at the controversy. There is going to be no private, secret deal.com Register Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Clare Fallon Our Standards:. It will all be absolutely above board. ” More Formula One Coverage: . “This is the nature of F1,” he said.