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FIA Delays 2024 F1 Cost-Cap Rulings as Aston Martin Accepts Procedural Breach

Reports of a contested case are holding back the FIA’s all-teams certification pending completion of its review.

Overview

  • The FIA said its Cost Cap Administration is still finalising the 2024 assessments for teams and power unit manufacturers and will publish results shortly, declining to comment on individual submissions.
  • Aston Martin has signed an Accepted Breach Agreement for a minor procedural error caused by a missing auditor signature that delayed its filing, with audited spending understood to be below the cap and no sporting penalty expected.
  • An ABA resolves procedural or minor overspend breaches with agreed sanctions and no right of appeal, a mechanism previously used alongside penalties such as Red Bull’s 2021 fine and testing restriction and Aston Martin’s earlier procedural fine.
  • The certification is later than the usual September timeline, and the FIA’s practice of releasing all outcomes together means one unresolved case can delay publication for the entire grid.
  • Multiple outlets report at least one other unnamed team is being investigated for a potentially more serious overspend and is disputing the allegation, which has dominated paddock discussion at the Mexico City Grand Prix.