{"id":1971578,"date":"2026-06-04T09:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1971578"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:32:57","slug":"mclaren-hit-with-cost-cap-breach-fine-from-racing-series-it-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1971578","title":{"rendered":"McLaren hit with cost cap breach fine from racing series it quit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>McLaren hit with cost cap breach fine from racing series it quit<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>McLaren has been fined \u20ac400,000 for a cost cap breach in Formula E, a series it no longer races in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T10:32:57+01:00\">04 Jun 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>McLaren logo<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>McLaren has been hit with a fine of \u20ac400,000 for breaching cost cap regulations in Formula E, a series it quit at the end of the 2024\/2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Formula 1 world champion team competed in the all-electric Formula E World Championship between 2022 and 2025, taking in three seasons of the series.<\/p>\n<p>With McLaren making its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, it elected to quit its Formula E activities to prioritise its new sportscar programme, as well as F1 and IndyCar.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Brown has no intention to let Piastri or Norris go<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Its final season was in 2024\/2025, in which it managed five podiums with Taylor Barnard.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite exiting the series last year, Formula E has handed McLaren a \u20ac400,000 fine for breaching the cost cap.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Formula E notes that McLaren overspent by 4.54% of the cost cap, which equates to \u00a3555,628.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7a016b4803b964da6b7c866c2ea4e59169d1ee22e0e13929cccb72161a75aa6f\">  Fire erupts in business park that houses McLaren Formula E team   McLaren to pull out of Formula E after 2024\/25 season <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>McLaren voluntarily notified the series of its overspend, which Formula E says was due to winding down costs for the end of the project and not performance-based.<\/p>\n<p>The team has accepted the \u20ac400,000 fine to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The full statement from Formula E reads: \u201cFollowing the McLaren Formula E Team\u2019s exit from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the end of Season 11, the FIA confirms that its Cost Cap Administration has now completed the review of the Reporting Documentation supplied by the McLaren Formula E Team for the 2024-2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as provided for by the FIA Formula E Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-cdc92715bf2abb8ef182102085ed3d23aa2060a4f4417d7d99c9fc1c5237da6a\">  McLaren to \u201cchew on\u201d IndyCar &amp; Extreme E before making Formula E decision   McLaren signs option to enter Formula E in 2022-23 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe review of the Reporting Documentation submitted has been an intensive and thorough process, and the competitor gave its full support in providing all the required information to assess its financial situation during this reporting period of the Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren Formula E Team voluntarily notified the Cost Cap Administration of a minor overspend breach, of 4.54 % of the Cost Cap, prior to any formal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cost Cap Administration recognises that the team has acted cooperatively and in full transparency throughout the process, that the overspend primarily arises from costs associated with the orderly wind-down of the team following the decision to exit the Championship at the conclusion of Season 11, and\u00a0relates principally to operational matters associated with that process.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Taylor Barnard, McLaren Formula E team<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is no accusation or evidence of aggravating factors or that the team has sought at any time to act in bad faith.\u202f<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn these circumstances, the Cost Cap Administration offered to McLaren Formula E Team an ABA to resolve this matter. That offer was accepted by the Competitor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Accepted Breach Agreement (\u201cABA\u201d) dated\u00a01st\u00a0June\u00a02026\u00a0was therefore entered into by and between the Cost Cap Administration and McLaren Formula E Team pursuant to Article 8.19 of the FE Team Financial Regulations (\u201cFinancial Regulations\u201d).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Formula E drivers go rogue with a \u2018letter of concern\u2019 to FIA president<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2259254336-2048x2048.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-674b3836fbb3e2d454eae76bd317174d80c540d2b186451fdbadacf86bd3cfbf\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/img_8107.JPG?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/img_8107.JPG?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/img_8107.JPG?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Duncan<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Head of Editorial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<div>Lewis joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having been a journalist for five years covering MotoGP for the Motorsport Network. In February of 2026, he became Head of Editorial.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-e8f21f1969b72aa852aa0bff2a702f84816262a1929946450bf6ca74b9c50609\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> Formula E  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vandoorne confirmed in HWA Formula E seat for Season 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1539591230\"> 15\/10\/18<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/image_importer\/F1\/1538641279.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"McLaren hit with cost cap breach fine from racing series it quit\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>McLaren has been fined \u20ac400,000 for a cost cap breach in Formula E, a series it no longer races in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>McLaren has been hit with a fine of \u20ac400,000 for breaching cost cap regulations in Formula E, a series it quit at the end of the 2024\/2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Formula 1 world champion team competed in the all-electric Formula E World Championship between 2022 and 2025, taking in three seasons of the series.<\/p>\n<p>With McLaren making its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, it elected to quit its Formula E activities to prioritise its new sportscar programme, as well as F1 and IndyCar.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Brown has no intention to let Piastri or Norris go<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Its final season was in 2024\/2025, in which it managed five podiums with Taylor Barnard.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite exiting the series last year, Formula E has handed McLaren a \u20ac400,000 fine for breaching the cost cap.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Formula E notes that McLaren overspent by 4.54% of the cost cap, which equates to \u00a3555,628.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7a016b4803b964da6b7c866c2ea4e59169d1ee22e0e13929cccb72161a75aa6f\">  Fire erupts in business park that houses McLaren Formula E team   McLaren to pull out of Formula E after 2024\/25 season <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>McLaren voluntarily notified the series of its overspend, which Formula E says was due to winding down costs for the end of the project and not performance-based.<\/p>\n<p>The team has accepted the \u20ac400,000 fine to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The full statement from Formula E reads: \u201cFollowing the McLaren Formula E Team\u2019s exit from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the end of Season 11, the FIA confirms that its Cost Cap Administration has now completed the review of the Reporting Documentation supplied by the McLaren Formula E Team for the 2024-2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as provided for by the FIA Formula E Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-cdc92715bf2abb8ef182102085ed3d23aa2060a4f4417d7d99c9fc1c5237da6a\">  McLaren to \u201cchew on\u201d IndyCar &amp; Extreme E before making Formula E decision   McLaren signs option to enter Formula E in 2022-23 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe review of the Reporting Documentation submitted has been an intensive and thorough process, and the competitor gave its full support in providing all the required information to assess its financial situation during this reporting period of the Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren Formula E Team voluntarily notified the Cost Cap Administration of a minor overspend breach, of 4.54 % of the Cost Cap, prior to any formal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cost Cap Administration recognises that the team has acted cooperatively and in full transparency throughout the process, that the overspend primarily arises from costs associated with the orderly wind-down of the team following the decision to exit the Championship at the conclusion of Season 11, and\u00a0relates principally to operational matters associated with that process.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Taylor Barnard, McLaren Formula E team<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is no accusation or evidence of aggravating factors or that the team has sought at any time to act in bad faith.\u202f<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn these circumstances, the Cost Cap Administration offered to McLaren Formula E Team an ABA to resolve this matter. That offer was accepted by the Competitor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Accepted Breach Agreement (\u201cABA\u201d) dated\u00a01st\u00a0June\u00a02026\u00a0was therefore entered into by and between the Cost Cap Administration and McLaren Formula E Team pursuant to Article 8.19 of the FE Team Financial Regulations (\u201cFinancial Regulations\u201d).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>McLaren has been hit with a fine of \u20ac400,000 for breaching cost cap regulations in Formula E, a series it quit at the end of the 2024\/2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Formula 1 world champion team competed in the all-electric Formula E World Championship between 2022 and 2025, taking in three seasons of the series.<\/p>\n<p>With McLaren making its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, it elected to quit its Formula E activities to prioritise its new sportscar programme, as well as F1 and IndyCar.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/xpb_1407343_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Brown has no intention to let Piastri or Norris go<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Its final season was in 2024\/2025, in which it managed five podiums with Taylor Barnard.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite exiting the series last year, Formula E has handed McLaren a \u20ac400,000 fine for breaching the cost cap.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Formula E notes that McLaren overspent by 4.54% of the cost cap, which equates to \u00a3555,628.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7a016b4803b964da6b7c866c2ea4e59169d1ee22e0e13929cccb72161a75aa6f\">  Fire erupts in business park that houses McLaren Formula E team   McLaren to pull out of Formula E after 2024\/25 season <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>McLaren voluntarily notified the series of its overspend, which Formula E says was due to winding down costs for the end of the project and not performance-based.<\/p>\n<p>The team has accepted the \u20ac400,000 fine to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The full statement from Formula E reads: \u201cFollowing the McLaren Formula E Team\u2019s exit from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the end of Season 11, the FIA confirms that its Cost Cap Administration has now completed the review of the Reporting Documentation supplied by the McLaren Formula E Team for the 2024-2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as provided for by the FIA Formula E Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-cdc92715bf2abb8ef182102085ed3d23aa2060a4f4417d7d99c9fc1c5237da6a\">  McLaren to \u201cchew on\u201d IndyCar &amp; Extreme E before making Formula E decision   McLaren signs option to enter Formula E in 2022-23 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe review of the Reporting Documentation submitted has been an intensive and thorough process, and the competitor gave its full support in providing all the required information to assess its financial situation during this reporting period of the Financial Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcLaren Formula E Team voluntarily notified the Cost Cap Administration of a minor overspend breach, of 4.54 % of the Cost Cap, prior to any formal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cost Cap Administration recognises that the team has acted cooperatively and in full transparency throughout the process, that the overspend primarily arises from costs associated with the orderly wind-down of the team following the decision to exit the Championship at the conclusion of Season 11, and\u00a0relates principally to operational matters associated with that process.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/sg2_2759_z7pe7njv_20250727094020-2048x2048.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Taylor Barnard, McLaren Formula E team<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is no accusation or evidence of aggravating factors or that the team has sought at any time to act in bad faith.\u202f<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn these circumstances, the Cost Cap Administration offered to McLaren Formula E Team an ABA to resolve this matter. That offer was accepted by the Competitor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Accepted Breach Agreement (\u201cABA\u201d) dated\u00a01st\u00a0June\u00a02026\u00a0was therefore entered into by and between the Cost Cap Administration and McLaren Formula E Team pursuant to Article 8.19 of the FE Team Financial Regulations (\u201cFinancial Regulations\u201d).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/fe\/news\/1096784\/1\/mclaren-hit-cost-cap-breach-fine-racing-series-it-quit&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1038741_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] McLaren hit with cost cap breach fine from racing series it quit McLaren has been fined \u20ac400,000 for a cost cap breach in Formula E, a series it no longer races in Lewis Duncan 04 Jun 2026 Share McLaren logo \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images Add as a preferred source McLaren has been hit with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-1971578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1971578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1971578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1971578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1971578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}