The key word is ‘fraudulently’... F1
FIA must come down hard on Red Bull, but championship DQ is unfairIn order to maintain the intent of the Financial Regulations, an example must be made of Red Bull – but a championship disqualification would be very harsh…
However, it’s an unusual situation for F1 that a team that are ‘in breach’ of the rules still fielded a car that was completely legal within the Technical Regulations – making this a tough situation to adjudicate fairly, but requiring the necessary toughness to ensure the rules are followed in future.
After all, there’s no hiding from numbers. In a matter of months after the end of the season, those accounts will be pored through, in detail, and the figures there are in black and white. Figures that have gone through approval with a ‘Big 4’ auditor – it’s unimaginable to think they would sign off on accounts returns that are questionable in their legitimacy.
The next step in the process is what the Cost Cap Administration choose to do – will they offer Red Bull an Accepted Breach Agreement , or proceed with bringing it before a hearing of the CCAP? If they choose the route of an ABA, and Red Bull accept the breach, then there is no right to appeal for Red Bull. An ABA can impose financial penalties, as well as Minor Sporting Penalties, as well as passing on the costs of the process to Red Bull.
Giving Red Bull the benefit of the doubt that any deliberate rule-breaking was occurring, there is still the matter of figuring out an appropriate penalty – assuming that the discussions between the two parties don’t result in the FIA coming into agreement with Red Bull’s accounting practices.
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