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Daniel Moxon

Red Bull chief Christian Horner reacts to "draconian" FIA punishment over cost cap row

Christian Horner described the sporting penalty handed to Red Bull for breaching Formula 1 cost cap rules as "draconian".

The FIA announced on Friday afternoon that the team would be fined £6m and lose 10% of its aerodynamic testing time over the next 12 months for breaking the rules. Red Bull held a press conference a few hours later where Horner spoke in depth about the issue.

After opening with a timeline of the whole process, which has taken several weeks to reach a conclusion from the initial accusation, Horner told media including Mirror Sport that he felt the penalty handed out will have a huge impact on the team.

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