It was a huge, mammoth project to make the cap. When asked if the matter was serious, Wolff replied: “That’s heavyweight, that’s massively heavyweight. And fans have begun to speculate that Verstappen could be stripped of his first world championship, which would in turn give Hamilton a record eighth title. Now Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called the matter a “massively heavyweight” issue. READ MORE: Toto Wolff makes Christian Horner jibe amid claims Red Bull have breached F1 cost cap A potential points deductions could therefore be implemented along with ‘exclusion’ from last year’s championship, which Verstappen controversially pipped Lewis Hamilton to in the very last race at Abu Dhabi. It is understood that Red Bull’s breach would only be deemed a ‘minor violation’ under current rules, resulting in a financial penalty.īut the team could be in breach of a ‘material overspend’ if more money has in fact been spent. The team has come under fire after German newspaper Auto Motor und Sport reported it had exceeded last year’s budget set at £114million by £4.5m. Max Verstappen may be stripped of his first Formula One world championship with Red Bull embroiled in a ‘cheat storm’.
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