Rule Changes, Controversy, Civil War, F1 Marks Its Return To The Sport Stage

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At no point is Bernie told that he needs to curb down spending; if he believes this needs to be changed or that changed then the follow up question is not why but instead how soon and how is it to be different. 

F1 seems to run based on the motto established by the Roman legions; if it is possible it is done, if it is impossible it will be done. 

Teams spend a lot of money, because to stay competitive you need to constantly develop technologies. To develop technology you need to pay for the raw materials needed to produce an item, the salaries of those working on the item beign produced, the equipment needed to produce the item, the delivery costs, and this is just a generic list. 

Furthermore who knows if the first item that has been researched will work as its intended to; another list is made.

In an environment where the first item costs this much and the next even more, in an environment where the practicality of a development and its success is paramount saving costs can only be taken to some extent. 

F1 developments affect the performance as well as the safety of a car, and the moment you cut costs either one will be affected. Safety tends to be a priority, thus performance would most certainly be affected.

In setting up a salary cap F1 would lose its designation as the technological marvel, or the symbol of a marriage between the ultimate technological achievement and utterly competitive sport. 

Race teams building Lemans prototypes would easily and quickly scoop up the workforce in search of the next technologically free and liberal utopia. 

The view of the budget cap being an oppressive system may be influenced by a misunderstanding of how a budget cap would affect the sport, and a budget cap would perhaps indeed improve racing by leveling the playing field and bringing in more competition. 

If the issue with the budget cap is that teams spend without accountability could teams not present their budget, which would then remain frozen for the upcoming season, to the FIA prior to the start of that season? That would become a budget cap, and other teams would be authorized to match it. Should they not be able to afford it the FIA would help with the financing? 

Yes money does not grow on trees, however over the span of the season the FIA collects fines and such. 

Investing to increase the value or even paying them out directly would help with the budget of a team; it is probably unimaginable how much of a return that 100 million fine that McLaren paid could have brought, had Bernie invested it into an ING savings account.  

This proposal would not end there. The new teams would be given a deadline to rise up the ranks. 

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