Martin Brundle questions if Red Bull rule breach 'minor' as FIA sends message

Martin Brundle has claimed Red Bull's overshooting the budget cap should not be seen as a 'minor breach' as ​​he calls for urgent changes from the FIA. The former F1 star stressed the governing body needed to change the rules to stop teams getting away with spending more than the allowance.

This comes after Red Bull exceeded the budget cap but remained within a 5% threshold. This means that Red Bull is unlikely to face severe penalties such as sporting penalties with a financial penalty as the most likely sanction.

However, Brundle has called for changes to ensure teams do not break the rules in the future. Speaking to Sky Sports F1, he said: "It's clear the regulations need to change now.

A five percent difference is seven and a half million, seven million dollars. Teams tell me that's a full year's development budget. So if you call it a minor infraction, that's obviously wrong, isn't it?

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"A cork should be a cork, not a cork you can keep drinking out of." Details of Red Bull's penalty for breaching the cap have yet to be revealed.

It is understood that many rival teams are pushing for a tougher set of penalties to set an example for the team in an effort to prevent further rule violations. Ted Kravitz has suggested the teams want to see Red Bull kicked out of the Constructors' Championship this season and lose their prize money.

The FIA ​​issued Red Bull with an FIA Accepted Breach Agreement ahead of the United States Grand Prix. If Red Bull agrees to the terms, they will face all the penalties that come with it.

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The FIA ​​could also stipulate that Red Bull must agree to procedures for scrutinizing the manufacturer's future expenditure. Brundle added, "Some teams will tell you that $600,000 is an upgrade worth a tenth of a second.

"I don't think every upgrade to a car was worth a tenth of a second, but some were. But all of a sudden $600,000 is a crime, because a tenth of a second in a race is six seconds, if you win a Formula 1 race by six seconds, you've dominated it.

"So it's important like all the other regulations. I have to say I think overall the FIA ​​is doing a fantastic job of regulating and controlling F1 in general. But we've seen too many things lately that really need to be sorted now."