Lewis Hamilton warns F1 over budget cap if Red Bull are not penalised heavily

WARNING: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, walks in the paddock before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lewis Hamilton has warned that if Red Bull do not receive a serious penalty for their breach of the Formula One budget cap the purpose of the spending limit will be rendered pointless in future. 

Hamilton has previously made it clear he believes an overspend could have had a material effect on the outcome of the 2021 world championship, in which he was narrowly beaten to the title by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.