Helmut Marko Isn't Scared of the FIA

The FIA released its report on team compliance with the 2021 budget cap earlier this week. While the majority of teams made it through just fine, Aston Martin was noted for a procedural breach, while Red Bull was noted for both a procedural breach and a "minor" overspending violation. In this case, "minor" means 5 percent or less, which could be as much as $7 million. Y'know, pocket change.

In a recent interview with German-language publication F1 Insider, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said that he was basically not worried.

"We still believe that we didn't break the cost cap rule at all," Marko told F1 Insider. "Discussions with the FIA are ongoing. Let's see what finally comes out of it. ”

Marko says that one of the contentions is apparently how the team pays out employees while they're sick, which Red Bull and the FIA interpret differently. Even so, if the team was found guilty and faced some consequences, Marko didn't seem bothered. See, he thinks the FIA doesn't really have the appetite to truly punish them for a minor infraction, let alone a major one.