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Comment Re:How? (Score 1) 317

(Accidentally pressed Submit.)

BTW, the former president of the FIA, Max Mosley, had a row last year with virtually all F1 teams over a proposed budget cap, which would be limited to 40 million dollar, more than half of the biggest F1 teams, who are operating on a budget of about 120 million, if not more. He resigned later that year.

And rightly so, IMO. He was --is-- a dictator. But that's beyond the current topic.

Comment Re:How? (Score 1) 317

Was this an attempt to control the cost of racing? The staffing alone must cost a bajazillion dollars on a competitive team, does limiting the engine count make a serious difference?

Honestly, I think it isn't amounting to much. Currently the F1 season is on summer break (another "cost-cutting" measure) for a whopping 2 weeks.

Formula 1 will always be an expensive sport, and rightly so. Bad economy or not.

Comment Re:How? (Score 1) 317

This is actually wrong. Many modern racing groups have penalties for using replacement engines, [...]

This is correct -- in Formula 1, the pinnacle of open-wheel auto racing, you are limited to 8 engines per driver per season. This has been in place since the 2009 season.

And while not relevant to this discussion, the World Championship motorcycling (MotoGP) has similar rules as well.

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