Horner on budget cap breach: 'Zero benefit from a development perspective'

Christian Horner still believes Red Bull Racing has complied with the budget cap rules in 2021. The Briton does not think his team has had an advantage in 2021 or will have an advantage in the coming season.

Red Bull has been found guilty by the FIA of slightly exceeding its budget cap. The amount involved is unclear, but several sources have reported that it is between two and seven million.

Horner stresses that Red Bull also filed a report back in 2021, but at that time the team heard nothing about a violation. Only months later, after submitting the official report, something was found to be wrong.

"We made an interim submission in 2021, there was no feedback or suggestion that we were doing anything contrary to regulations. The submission was made in March, and we didn't hear anything until September. A significant period of time. There is also duty in the regulations for the FIA to guide", Horner says during the team bosses' press conference.

The team boss stressex that Red Bull still feels it has stayed within the budget cap. According to Horner, the team had no advantage in 2021, where Max Verstappen won the world title on the very last lap of the race in Abu Dhabi. A breach would also give the team an advantage over the competition in upcoming seasons, but Horner disagrees.