Formula 1 faces a key test in making sure the budget cap is properly enforced, Ferrari race director Laurent Mekies said as speculation mounted in the paddock that some teams had spent more than allowed last season. The governing FIA is scheduled to issue certificates of compliance to teams next Wednesday after a review of the financial data submitted. Possible punishments for those in breach range from fines to loss of points and exclusion from the championship. 'It is a very vital test for the cost cap… if we don't pass that test, it's probably game over because the implications are huge,' Mekies, speaking for the Scuderia, told reporters, on Saturday, ahead of the Singapore Grand...
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