Red Bull team boss Christian Horner did not hold back when responding to the speculation that the team exceeded Formula One’s budget cap during the 2021 season.
He went as far as to call the comments “fictitious claims” and that “they’re hugely defamatory” during Saturday’s press conference. The FIA is expected to complete its analysis of each team’s final budget from the 2021 season, for which the cap was set at $145 million. Currently, there’s speculation that two teams exceeded the cap, and reports ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend claimed Red Bull may be one of the two teams.