Alpine and Honda will each pay a fine to Formula 1 governing body the FIA after accepting that they were in “procedural breach” of the power unit financial regulations – although the FIA made clear that neither party had acted “in bad faith, dishonestly or in a fraudulent manner” in their respective breaches.
After all six power unit manufacturers registered to supply engines for 2026 onwards submitted the required documentation, the Cost Cap Administration carried out the first ever review process under the Power Unit Financial Regulations.
During this process, both Alpine and Honda were found to have committed a “procedural breach” and have now entered into what is known as an “Accepted Breach Agreement (ABA)” with the FIA.
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A statement released by the FIA on Tuesday confirmed that Alpine breached “Articles 8.1, 8.2(d) and 8.2(e) of the Power Unit Financial Regulations in delaying the exercise by the Cost Cap Administration of its regulatory function and in submitting reporting documentation in respect of the 2023 reporting period that was inaccurate by omitting relevant information”.
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