FIA bashes claims of three F1 teams breaching the cost cap, says they are entirely ‘wrong’

FIA has maintained a strong stance regarding the prevailing budget cap reports.

FIA bashes claims of three F1 teams breaching the cost cap, says they are entirely ‘wrong’

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The FIA has recently come into the limelight because certain reports claimed that they had found two to three teams guilty of breaching last year’s cost cap. While a lot has been made about the reports in the F1 paddock, the FIA has made it crystal clear that all the reports that have circulated are completely false.

The FIA, the governing body of the sport, is well aware of the situation that has developed because of the recent reports. They do not want the situation to escalate any further than it already has. Last year’s Red Bull cost cap saga was all over the web for all the wrong reasons, and the FIA does not want a repeat of the same.

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Craig Slater, the Sky Sports reporter, was recently in contact with the FIA regarding the same, and while talking about what was said by F1’s governing body, he added, “I have contacted the FIA about this. They are quite adamant in their response, and initially, I only referenced the Italian reports because the German report came out a bit later. They told me that the reports are wrong.”

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Looking at the comments of Slater, it is quite evident that the FIA does not see any kind of truth behind the reports that were released recently. Moreover, they are quite shocked by what has been published all over the internet and do not want to see the circulation of false reports which mislead the fans.

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FIA has to release an official statement regarding the budget cap reports

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FIA (Credits: Planet F1)

While the FIA, with the help of Sky Sports, has indirectly made it known that the reports that have circulated recently are false, they also need to come forward with an official statement so that the rumors can be put to bed for good. Otherwise, it would get hard for them to keep track of all the outside noise and, more importantly, the 2023 F1 season.

The ongoing campaign is 11 rounds down and still has several races remaining on the calendar; considering this fact, the FIA can’t afford to give too much attention to the false reports. The best way for them going forward is going to be to deal with the issue strongly as soon as possible.

The FIA, in the past, has come forward whenever its hierarchy has felt the need to, and the ongoing budget cap breach saga is one such situation that demands immediate action. If the FIA is 100 percent certain that the reports are false, they should finish the problem and focus on the ongoing season.

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