Red Bull have won 16 of the 17 races so far this year and many see them as favourites to win the remaining 5 races as well which would set a new standard of one team dominating F1. Some feel that this isn’t good for the sport and that the FIA should intervene. 0:00 - FIA Will Not Punish Red Bull And Max Verstappen 1:02 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: FIA Will Not Punish Red Bull And Max Verstappen FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, as quoted by Autosport, started off by pointing out how this isn’t something new in F1 “It [domination] has happened so many times: just look at Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher” He then expressed the FIA’s inability to level the playing field in a fair manner “How to stop? It’s a bit harsh and not right to go and punish success” “I’m open for suggestions if you think that there is a way to be fair and to be democratic” “And not to just punish Max and his team or any other team. We’re all ears here really” He signed off by reiterating his views “But I’m stuck like you. There’s no way that the FIA will punish success” Fast Feed The FIA has increased the maximum fine they can impose on F1 competitors from 250,000 euros to 1 million euros [Official statement] In response, Mercedes driver George Russell stated “it’s pretty ridiculous that a driver could be fined €1m” [Media Debrief] “In my first year of Formula 1, I was on a five-figure salary and actually lost over six figures paying for my trainer, flights, an assistant” “And that’s probably the case for 25% of the grid” Teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was fined 50,000 euros for crossing the track in Qatar doesn’t “think [he] was singled out” “I think ultimately it was just poor communication” “I don’t think what they had said is exactly what they meant” This was in response to the FIA’s concerns “about the impression his actions may have created on younger drivers” For AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo “it was definitely frustrating watching the past few races” [Media Debrief] “Especially as I’d gotten myself to a place where I was so ready to go again and race” McLaren’s Lando Norris is “not so confident [about the US GP]” [Media Debrief] “Just a lot more slow speed corners, which is not our strength” Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is “just laughing at [his retirement rumours]” “It really sums up my season – a guy says something about me and then all of a sudden it becomes true” Are eras of domination in F1 a harsh reality that fans have to accept?