FIA penalty offer to Red Bull emerges after Christian Horner's private talks with chief

Red Bull has reportedly already been offered a penalty for breaching the 2021 budget cap. But team boss Christian Horner has yet to accept it after meeting FIA President Mohammed on Friday. Ben Sulayem. Red Bull can claim the F1 Constructors' Championship at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday after Max Verstappen won the Drivers' Championship when he triumphed at the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month.

Red Bull faced Mercedes for the team championship last year, while Max Verstappen battled with Lewis Hamilton for the individual title. Red Bull eventually missed out on the Silver Arrows, but Verstappen lifted the F1 trophy for the first time by getting the better of Hamilton on the final lap of the season-defining Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.

It has since been revealed that Red Bull breached the £114m budget cap by around £1.6m last year. And the FIA ​​is about to punish the energy drink giants.

According to , the FIA ​​has proposed removing 25% of Red Bull's total time in the wind tunnel next season, as well as imposing a fine. And that means the team would avoid a retrospective points deduction for the 2021 season. But drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez disagree with the intended penalty.

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Horner wants clarity and was forced to postpone his team's press conference ahead of the United States Grand Prix after meeting Ben Sulayem a day later than he would have liked. And Red Bull would be unhappy with the FIA's slow communication.

Red Bull has been aware of the FIA's proposal for some time and is now deciding whether or not to appeal. And there are fears that if Red Bull admits it is guilty, it could have an impact on the whole brand as well as the F1 team.

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There have been growing calls for Red Bull to face tough penalties, with Haas boss Guenther Steiner wading into the debate on Friday. "I think it's very important for the sport to get it right," he said ahead of the race in Austin. "I don't know exactly what happened - there was no official line.

"I'm sure there will be a penalty for what has been done. The cost cap penalty must be severe enough that it is not repeated. We must learn from what has been done to improve it in the future."