Nick Knowles wades into Red Bull cost cap row and hits out at 'Kevin and Perrys'

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F1 fan Nick Knowles has waded into the row over Red Bull's alleged non-compliance with the sport’s cost cap.The dominant team of 2022 is under scrutiny amid suggestions they have failed to comply with the new spending restrictions, which were only introduced last year.

For some, the issue has cast another cloud over Max Verstappen’s maiden title, clinched in such contentious circumstances in Abu Dhabi last December, when Lewis Hamilton was denied a record-breaking eighth crown by then race director Michael Masi’s bungled handling of a late-race safety car period. READ MORE: F1 branded ‘absolute joke’ as Singapore Grand Prix is delayed by thunderstorm Like many Hamilton fans, and supporters of the sport in general, the DIY SOS presenter has been heavily critical of the FIA, F1’s governing body, following that episode.And asked by an F1 fan on Twitter what he thought about suggestions Red Bull had breached the budget limit, Knowles replied: “It’s clear the @fia wanted Verstappen to win this year to help verify last year’s colossal end of season own goal - but to be fair only Ferrari’s car could compete & they couldn’t strategise a lunch menu so it was a stroll in the park.

They didn’t really need to overspend to win.” Do you agree with Nick Knowles? Tell us in the comments section below. In a subsequent tweet, Knowles suggested there were “different” rules for Red Bull in F1.

That criticism appears to have upset some fans of the Milton Keynes-based team, with the 60-year-old later tweeting: “Well that’s another 25 abusive, racist or simply tantrumming playground Red Bull F1 ‘fans’ blocked this morning. "And I do not mean the many decent RB fans - just the yob lot of teenage Kevin and Perrys infesting that team recently..