Put quite simply by Guenther Steiner: “It shouldn’t take nine months.' F1
Haas boss Guenther Steiner wants the FIA and Red Bull to come to an agreement soon so Formula 1 can move on from the cost cap saga that has dominated headlines over recent weeks.
Talks between the FIA and Red Bull are set to resume this week following another delay to proceedings, this time out of respect for the sad passing of Red Bull’s owner Dietrich Mateschitz. “It shouldn’t take nine months. If you look at the sport, at the moment, why we are where we are is because part of the budget cap came in place. There’s a lot of interest out there, a lot of fans come: 440,000 people in Austin over the weekend, and then we discuss a budget sentence on a budget cap for nine months.
Steiner pointed out that the FIA are quick to punish teams who break other rules, so the cost cap breach should not be in any different in his eyes. “You’re not going back to discuss it for six months. You get it at the end of the race. So I think that is the most important thing that we get quickly over it and it’s now down to the FIA and Red Bull to find an agreement with what they want to do.”If there is one thing the modern world lacks these days, it’s patience. Everything needs to be instant and not a second after.