Comments on: Budget cap or budget farce ? http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html Formula 1 Blog from F1Wolf Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:28:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: zblkhwk http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3740 zblkhwk Tue, 20 May 2008 02:11:07 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3740 Ferrari would never want a cap, and their influence over F1 can not be discounted. Ferrari would never want a cap, and their influence over F1 can not be discounted.

]]> By: links for 2008-05-18 » vee8 - a Formula 1 blog http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3727 links for 2008-05-18 » vee8 - a Formula 1 blog Sun, 18 May 2008 17:37:03 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3727 [...] Budget cap or budget farce ? - F1 Wolf Flavio Briatore: “I already pay 40 per cent less than the cap. If I want to keep to the limit then I need to spend more. It’s nonsense.” (tags: budgets BudgetCap costs FIA FlavioBriatore Renault) [...] [...] Budget cap or budget farce ? – F1 Wolf Flavio Briatore: “I already pay 40 per cent less than the cap. If I want to keep to the limit then I need to spend more. It’s nonsense.” (tags: budgets BudgetCap costs FIA FlavioBriatore Renault) [...]

]]> By: F1Wolf http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3726 F1Wolf Sun, 18 May 2008 10:55:43 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3726 This is what Gerhard Berger thinks: "That is absolute insanity,How can we save money like that? It doesn't even include driver salaries nor contain the engine costs. In other words, the manufacturers don't want to save anything at all. 175 million? A real private team could never afford a budget like that." This is what Gerhard Berger thinks:
“That is absolute insanity,How can we save money like that? It doesn’t even include driver salaries nor contain the engine costs. In other words, the manufacturers don’t want to save anything at all. 175 million? A real private team could never afford a budget like that.”

]]> By: zblkhwk http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3716 zblkhwk Sat, 17 May 2008 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3716 They can try all they want, short of supplying spec engines and chasis (similar to Indy), spending is going to continue to be huge, and the haves will dominate the have nots. They can try all they want, short of supplying spec engines and chasis (similar to Indy), spending is going to continue to be huge, and the haves will dominate the have nots.

]]> By: Stew http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3712 Stew Fri, 16 May 2008 12:43:49 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3712 The budget cap will be adhered to with whatever is implemented, but so much money will be spent on the other areas you mention. The bigger budget teams will still maintain their lead with more money to spend in those areas legally. I don't see anything changing. Any budget cap has to be blanket coverage without leaving such important areas untouched. In the end, I agree that the proposal is nonsense. I wonder just how serious the FIA are in limiting spending. <em>Stew's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/F1-togo/~3/291242096/' rel="nofollow">Robert Kubica The Highest Commodity</a></em> The budget cap will be adhered to with whatever is implemented, but so much money will be spent on the other areas you mention. The bigger budget teams will still maintain their lead with more money to spend in those areas legally. I don’t see anything changing.

Any budget cap has to be blanket coverage without leaving such important areas untouched. In the end, I agree that the proposal is nonsense.

I wonder just how serious the FIA are in limiting spending.

Stew’s last blog post..Robert Kubica The Highest Commodity

]]> By: F1Wolf http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3710 F1Wolf Fri, 16 May 2008 05:59:30 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3710 if it works, yes, but I do not see how what has been proposed is going to keep the costs in check ... if it works, yes, but I do not see how what has been proposed is going to keep the costs in check …

]]> By: Sriram http://www.f1wolf.com/2008/05/budget-cap-or-budget-farce.html/comment-page-1#comment-3709 Sriram Fri, 16 May 2008 05:53:18 +0000 http://www.f1wolf.com/?p=1382#comment-3709 F1 needs to maintain its position as the leader in technology and at the same time keep costs in check. For that, budget caps is the way to go. F1 needs to maintain its position as the leader in technology and at the same time keep costs in check. For that, budget caps is the way to go.

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