Sky Sports F1 pundit Ted Kravitz has explained that Red Bull's punishment for breaching cost cap rules in 2021 will only "bite" them at the end of the ongoing season.
Red Bull were fined £6m and hit with a 10% reduction in their wind tunnel testing time after coming to an 'accepted breach agreement' with the FIA over a 'minor' breach of the regulations. Christian Horner, Red Bull's team principal, branded that aspect of the punishment "draconian".
"The more draconian part is the sporting penalty, which is a 10% reduction in our ability to utilise our wind tunnel and aerodynamic tools," he said last year. "I've heard people reporting today that it's an insignificant amount. Let me tell you now, that is an enormous amount.
