Toto Wolff admitted it would not be realistic to strip Max Verstappen of his drivers' title from last season despite Red Bull breaching Formula 1 cost cap rules.
The FIA declared earlier this month that their analysis had highlighted a "minor" overspend by the Milton Keynes-based team during the 2021 season. But they are currently in negotiations with Red Bull, who quickly made clear their belief that they stayed within budget.
A raft of punishments is available to the governing body. Among the harshest would be to dock the team and potentially their drivers points retrospectively, which could see the title taken from Verstappen and handed instead to Lewis Hamilton.
