Christian Horner`s threat to take legal action if Mercedes and Ferrari do not withdraw comments on Red Bull`s alleged violation of Red Bull`s budget cap is nothing but “noise”, Toto Wolff said. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has accused rival boss Toto Wolff of “extremely defamatory and fictitious allegations” and threatened legal action against Mercedes as the cheating dispute overshadows this weekend`s Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has threatened legal action against Mercedes after his boss, Toto Wolff, accused the former of exceeding Formula 1`s budget cap for 2021. It`s funny that you think it`s going to make it better. Either RB and AM are certified (and so are all the other teams), and we get endless about it`s a conspiracy, or they`re not, and we get endless from people who want to defend them or tougher penalties. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff dismissed Red Bull`s impending trial as “just noise”. Red Bull maintains his innocence, Horner even threatens legal action to anyone who says he broke him. Don`t get me wrong, no matter how last season ended, it would have been big news if Redbull had spent too much. But I think it`s an even bigger case because of what happened in Abu Dhabi (GMM) Red Bull says it is looking into its legal options after being openly accused of cheating by its two main Formula 1 rivals. However, Red Bull`s rivals are demanding tough penalties for the alleged violation. “We will look at all the options available to us because it is absolutely unacceptable to make the comments that were made yesterday and which are completely defamatory for the team, the brands and Formula One,” he added.
“We have several companies that don`t all work for Formula 1,” he explained. “Some people have been transferred to another department and from our point of view, you can`t include those costs.” “These are figures that are only with the FIA, so someone had to pass them on and it`s much more worrying for us.” It`s just noise. There is a process and certificates of compliance are issued on Wednesday. On Sky TV, Christian Horner has been very blunt about the “defamatory” and “unacceptable” lies that Toto Wolff and other teams have said about Red Bull`s breach of the 2021 cost cap, saying they would consider taking action against rival Formula 1 teams if they did not retract those comments. Horner has made it clear that Red Bull will look into their options unless there is a withdrawal of comments. See also | Team principal Christian Horner denies Red Bull has exceeded F1`s budget cap for 2021 “To reiterate, what is totally unacceptable is that teams that are not involved in any form of submission are demanding our submission and potential penalties. This is simply not correct. This season`s championship turned into a wet fart despite the big individual races. On Friday, two reports from Auto Motor and Sport in Germany and Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy claimed Red Bull and Aston Martin had exceeded the $145 million spending cap introduced by the FIA last year. Is it a coincidence that Max has his first chance to win a world title, and here we`re only talking about cost caps and not the phenomenal performance he`s shown this year? There is currently speculation that Red Bull exceeded last year`s $145 million budget cap by more than five percent [$7.25 million], which, if true, results in hefty penalties, including Max Verstappen stripping the drivers` title he won last year. “We submitted the bid in March, we are absolutely 100% behind this bid that we are below the upper limit.” If someone has not joined, there is a process and governance, and I am 100% sure that the FIA will do the right thing.
Everything else is just chatter so far. Where did Toto Wolff get these numbers from? ” said the Austrian, referring to the leaked figure of an alleged violation of the $7 million budget cap in 2021. Horner explained that he was particularly baffled by where rivals were getting their information about possible breaches of the rules, when even Red Bull didn`t yet know if there was a problem. Read more: Helmut Marko calls leaked FIA budget cap report defamatory Red Bull`s explanation for the alleged budget cap breach is that many engineers and employees were transferred to the company`s non-F1 related businesses, including Red Bull Advanced Technologies. “We`re hiring accountants to have the security here.” “At the end of the day, there is a process. On Wednesday, there will be certificates of compliance, whether they are issued or not, and then, if someone has not complied with them, there will be a process and governance in place. “Of course, this submission has to be approved by our reviewers, and obviously ours is one of the big three. And then it goes through a process with the FIA. On Friday, Wolff called on the FIA Formula One to take strong action if Red Bull broke the rules. Ferrari has also complained publicly. Horner stands by his claim that he believes Red Bull is below the $145 million mark, although the investigation process is still ongoing. It`s the Internet, it`s designed for outrage without facts. “There will be an investigation and everything else is noise,” he said.
“We don`t even know if we committed a violation. We won`t know until next week, until the process is complete. It has been reported that the FIA`s report on team budgets for 2021 next Wednesday will show that two teams have broken the ceiling – Aston Martin and Red Bull. In a speech in Singapore on Saturday morning, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said his team had misunderstood the remarks and was ready to consider options if Mercedes and Ferrari did not back down.