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FIA delays probe into alleged F1 budget cap violations

FIA delays probe into alleged F1 budget cap violations

The Peninsula

Formula One's governing body has delayed publishing the findings of an investigation into whether teams broke the budget cap last season, saying its verdict will come next week.

F1 set a budget cap of $145m last year when Red Bull driver Max Verstappen narrowly won his first world title after beating Lewis Hamilton in a controversial finish to the last race. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner last weekend angrily hit back at what he called "fictitious claims” that the team had gone above its budget, which could be punishable by a ban.



The results of an analysis by governing body FIA were initially due Wednesday, with Aston Martin reportedly another team that allegedly breached the cap.