in their permitted aerodynamic allowance for the next 12 months after the FIA found it had exceeded last year’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.Video of Is Hamilton No Longer the Best Wet Weather Driver? 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“They didn't bat an eyelid, they just followed the process.
"Federico [Lodi, FIA head of financial regulations] and his team, Sheila Ann [Rao] and Nicholas [Tombazis] were absolutely good in assessing."When I am seeing 13 positions that were wrong, with us that wasn't the case.Related ArticlesAsked 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 fine, there is also a reputational damage.
Best high-road dig of the whole drama from Wolff.
Maybe now the whiners will finally stop whimpering about this and move on with their little lives...