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Will the budget cap in F1 lose all credibility?
Challenges for F1 go beyond the strict financial framework © Red Bull
It was a predictable situation for the F1. A mandatory step that we already imagined, when it was adopted in 2020, the flammable nature that it would take on when the FIA looked at the first financial declarations of the teams. A year after introducing its famous budget cap, established at 145 million dollars for 2021, then lowered to 140 million in 2022 (in addition to an indexation of 3,1% on the inflation rate), the budget cap is experiencing its first shocks. And the problem is twofold. Not only did a team exceed the cap last year, but it happens to be none other than the team that won the Drivers' Championship with Max Verstappen (Aston Martin a aussi été épinglée pour un vice de procédure). Pour rappel, cet encadrement financier est décisif dans la stratégie de la F1. Le but principal ? Niveler les performances entre les mastodontes et les structures plus modestes, en empêchant les premiers de dépenser sans compter pour gagner à tout prix. Une mesure censée, par ricochet, séduire de nouveaux constructeurs comme Audi, qui a annoncé son arrivée dans la catégorie-reine en 2026, alors que Porsche et Honda, notamment, réfléchissent sérieusement à un retour.
Jeremy Satis
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17/10/2022 at 04:40 a.m.
Knowing that we are heading towards a season of 24 Grand Prix, if minor excess of less than 5% of: - 0 to $1,2 million: 0 points on the first GP (driver and manufacturer) of the following season and envelope of the following year reduced by $1,2 million - $1,2 to $2,4 million: 0 points on the first 2 GPs and envelope reduced by $2,4 million - $2,4 to $3,6 million: 0 points on the first 3 GPs and envelope reduced by $3,6 million - 3,6 to $4,8 million: 0 points on the first 4 GPs and envelope reduced by $4,8 million - 4,8 to 6,0, $0 million: 5 points on the first 6,0 GPs and envelope reduced by $6,0 million - 7,2 to $0 million: 6 points on the first 7,2 GPs and envelope reduced by $100 million Let's remember that McLaren had lost everything in Stepneygate; exclusion from the championship and fine of XNUMX million!