Overview
- Nine teams were certified compliant, with Aston Martin alone recorded for a procedural lapse after submitting unsigned audited accounts beyond the March 31 deadline.
- The missing auditor signature was provided on April 15, and the FIA said Aston Martin neither overspent nor obtained any sporting advantage.
- Aston Martin entered an Accepted Breach Agreement on September 29 requiring only payment of administrative costs, with no sporting or financial penalties imposed.
- The FIA said the audit spanned seven months due to complex cost treatments and confirmed full cooperation from all competitors, with all five power unit manufacturers also compliant.
- The outcome quashes paddock speculation about a major breach and leaves Red Bull’s 2021 infraction as the only confirmed cost-cap overspend to date.