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Well, that was inevitable. Just three races into the 2023 Formula 1 season, following three crushing Red Bull victories, the first blows are starting to land against its penalty for breaking the 2021 cost cap.
“It was not a penalty,” Fred Vassuer said after the Melbourne race, with the Ferrari team principal, adding: “I am not trying to find excuse at all – [Red Bull did a good job with its car design so] it's not this – but if you ask me if the penalty is too light, I say yes.”
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