- 19 Jan 08, 01:31#29777
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
FIA President Max Mosley confirmed that a budget cap will be introduced in 2009.
Mosley's letter, summarising the conclusions of a recent meeting in Paris, said a financial working group will between now and June determine the details of the restrictions, including the size of the cap.
Some of the details, however, are already clear, including the fact that engine, driver, marketing and team principal remuneration costs will be exempt.
It is also believed that the annual cap will be set around the (US) $150m per team mark.
Mosley said the budget cap, if successfully imposed and not blocked by the majority of F1 teams, will be instead of proposed restrictions on wind tunnel and CFD use.
Hm, you take out engines, drivers, marketing and team boss dough, there's not much left in it. Ok, aero and staff salaries are big chunks. What else?
Mosley's letter, summarising the conclusions of a recent meeting in Paris, said a financial working group will between now and June determine the details of the restrictions, including the size of the cap.
Some of the details, however, are already clear, including the fact that engine, driver, marketing and team principal remuneration costs will be exempt.
It is also believed that the annual cap will be set around the (US) $150m per team mark.
Mosley said the budget cap, if successfully imposed and not blocked by the majority of F1 teams, will be instead of proposed restrictions on wind tunnel and CFD use.
Hm, you take out engines, drivers, marketing and team boss dough, there's not much left in it. Ok, aero and staff salaries are big chunks. What else?
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
