Red Bull chief Christian Horner warned Formula 1 fans to expect a tidal wave of cost cap drama next year as he predicted more than half the grid could overspend in 2022.
He suggested up to six teams may end up being in breach of the rules, as costs spiral through inflation and rising energy costs, among other things. The claim came as Horner was reacting to the punishment his team received for their own overspend during the 2021 campaign.
The FIA found they have overspent had by just over £1.8m, which equated to 1.6% of the cap. The governing body acknowledged that a significant proportion of that had come from a tax credit which was not applied correctly – had that not been the case, the figure would have come down to £432k, or 0.37%.
