Champion team Red Bull has denied allegations that it breached the Resource Restriction Agreement in 2010.
Meanwhile the discussions surrounding the renewed agreement, that should be implemented from 2011-2017, continue.
The outline framework of the new RRA has been agreed to during last Singapore Grand Prix but a lack of consensus about amendments to the original deal has resulted in continued discussions rather than a ratification.
Red Bull would be one of the more 'pushy' teams, asking for changes in the review period for overspending and how penalties are dealt with as well as clamping down on areas of spending outside the RRA.
The pushy attitude of the team has prompted former FIA president Max Mosley to say Red Bull must have overspent in 2010 to be asking for such drastic measures. This accusation, made before Christmas, had never been denied by Red Bull, until now.
"Contrary to speculation, we completely adhered to the RRA within 2010 - and Red Bull Racing had only perhaps the third or fourth-largest budget in Formula 1. We've achieved great efficiency in reducing the headcount versus our external spend," said team principal Christian Horner.
"We are all in favour of containing costs moving forward, and the RRA is a good way of achieving that - as long as it is consistent, fair, equitable and transparent across all the activities of all the teams. We don't want to turn the formula into a power-train dictated championship."
The FOTA will be meeting again before the start of the season and try and gain a consensus to get the new RRA in place. If no agreement is made for a revised RRA, teams will have to revert to operating under the original one, agreed to until 2012.
Meanwhile the discussions surrounding the renewed agreement, that should be implemented from 2011-2017, continue.
The outline framework of the new RRA has been agreed to during last Singapore Grand Prix but a lack of consensus about amendments to the original deal has resulted in continued discussions rather than a ratification.
Red Bull would be one of the more 'pushy' teams, asking for changes in the review period for overspending and how penalties are dealt with as well as clamping down on areas of spending outside the RRA.
The pushy attitude of the team has prompted former FIA president Max Mosley to say Red Bull must have overspent in 2010 to be asking for such drastic measures. This accusation, made before Christmas, had never been denied by Red Bull, until now.
"Contrary to speculation, we completely adhered to the RRA within 2010 - and Red Bull Racing had only perhaps the third or fourth-largest budget in Formula 1. We've achieved great efficiency in reducing the headcount versus our external spend," said team principal Christian Horner.
"We are all in favour of containing costs moving forward, and the RRA is a good way of achieving that - as long as it is consistent, fair, equitable and transparent across all the activities of all the teams. We don't want to turn the formula into a power-train dictated championship."
The FOTA will be meeting again before the start of the season and try and gain a consensus to get the new RRA in place. If no agreement is made for a revised RRA, teams will have to revert to operating under the original one, agreed to until 2012.