F1 caught up by inflation

Introduced last year, the capped budget was reduced for the 2022 season to 140 million dollars (135 million euros.) A reduction planned before the global surge in prices triggered by the consequences of the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Published on 01/05/2022 à 19:11

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He was the first to sound the alarm, in mid-March, but one could then doubt his good intentions. Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull Racing, having for a long time been looking for a way to obtain an increase in the capped budget, one could legitimately wonder if his alarmist remarks were not oriented. “This is a very real problem because we are already seeing inflation

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02/05/2022 at 03:26 a.m.

When will there be grouping by continent to avoid comings and goings like for example Imola - Miami - Barcelona - Monaco - Baku - Montreal - Silverstone with Miami and Montreal in a row as is already the case for Austin and Mexico then Sao Paulo ? Why not combine Abu Dhabi with the other oil-golf events and finish the season in Brazil?

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