McLaren CEO Zak Brown has continued his ongoing spat with Ferrari by calling on them to reveal details of their engine settlement with the FIA.
The long-time rivals on the track have been re-igniting their battle off it as they clash over efforts to reduce Formula 1’s new budget cap in response to the fallout from the coronavirus.
While McLaren has been calling for a drastic cut to just $100m, Ferrari has been stubbornly trying to keep that figure at $150m citing an “ethical duty” to their employees.
However, Brown has snapped back suggesting the Italian team should show a similar commitment in other areas.
“I’m all for having ethical duties,” he was quoted by Autosport.
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“And, along the lines of ethics, I think it would be great if [Ferrari boss] Mattia [Binotto] would share with us, as the FIA has volunteered to share, what the details were behind the secret agreement that they came to over the alleged breach of regulations around their engines.
“While we’re on the topic of ethics and transparency, I think that would be a good point and time well served.”
Of course, McLaren is one of six teams still seeking answers from the governing body over their settlement with Ferrari, after they were unable to definitively decide if the Scuderia’s 2019 power unit breached fuel flow regulations despite “suspicions”.
The matter was a big headline before the coronavirus story took over and Red Bull, who are leading the push, have vowed to reopen the matter once the current situation has passed.
As for the budget cap, new reporting from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport claims Ferrari are now willing to support a cut to $130m but only in 2023, still well above the figure McLaren is calling for.