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Ferrari’s racing director Laurent Mekies says “seven million would be like 70 engineers” and “70 engineers would be a serious amount of lap time”.
Yesterday, Auto Motor und Sport and Gazzetta Dello Sport reported that there is talk in the paddock that Red Bull has breached the 2021 budget cap.
The story has since been widely reported across the F1 media, with reports saying that the breach can be classified as ‘material’, which is a harsher offense.
Ferrari’s racing director Laurent Mekies says his team wants a possible breach to be taken very seriously.
“First it is down to the FIA to establish the breach and to then establish what sanctions there should be if there is a breach,” Mekies said.
“What we were saying is we are very much looking forward to having a clear and transparent evaluation of what has happened and that severe measures are being taken if there is a breach.
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“What we don’t want is the rules change in the middle of a season and we find a compromise and the rules of engagements are different, not only for 2021 and as a result, for 2022 and 2023, that is key.”
“We take it very seriously because it is a serious amount of lap time. Seven million would be like 70 engineers. Seventy engineers would be a serious amount of lap time. That is one example.
“If you think about the power these financial regulations have, it overpowers the technical and sporting regulations at the same time if you think about the amount of lap time lying in those sort of numbers.
“This is why we are very much looking forward to a transparent and severe approach,” Mekies concluded.
