Mercedes boss Toto Wolff reacts to F1 cost cap breach: Good to see penalty, ‘whether we deem it too low or too high'
Red Bull have been168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: fined $7m and 🥂hit with a 10 percent reduction in their permitted aerody🦩namic allowance for the next 12 months after the FIA found it had exceeded last y♕ear’s $145m budget cap by £1.8m.
Mercedes, along with Ferrari and McLaren, had been one of Red Bull’s most vocal rivals in calling for a severe penalty if a team were found guilty of breaking F1’s financial regulations🌺.
Wolff praised F1’s governing body for being “robust” in its stance as he reacted to the news of Red Bull’s sanction following opening practice at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mexico City Grand Prix.
“I think the most important thing for me is there is a robust governance,” ☂Wolff told Sky.
“They 𒊎didn't bat an eyelid, they just followed the process.
"Federico [Lodi, FIA head of financial regulations] and his team, Sheila A෴nn [R🧜ao] and Nicholas [Tombazis] were absolutely good in assessing.
"I k🌜now how rigorous they were with us, all throughout the year - tha🍬t was a difficult process.
"When I am seeing 13 positions that were wrong, with us that ℱwasn't the case.
“And it is good to see that there is a penalty, whether we deem👍 it too low or too high.”
Asked if he thinks teams will consider breaching the cap now they know the extent of the penalty handed to Red Bull, Wolff replied: "I think what you see beyond the sporting penalty and financial ꦬfine, there is also a reputational damage.
“And in a world of transparenc🐷y and good governance, that is just not on anymore.
"Compliance-wise, whatever team you are, you are responsible༺ for representing your brand, your employees, your partners.
“And that’s why, for us, it wouldn't be a bꦍusiness case."
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