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[big ron]

What does the cap include?

MM: Everything except the motor home (if the team has one) and any fine(s) imposed by the FIA. All expenditure will be included, even the salaries of the drivers and team principal. If the team is profitable, it can pay a dividend to its shareholders, who may well include a chief engineer, team principal or even a driver. But we would make sure the team was genuinely making enough profit to cover the dividend.

That is very worrying. Especially given the irratic way in which the FIA hands out penalties.

[Frosty]

What happens if sponsors start employing the staff to pay for the wages so all the 30 mil can be spent on other stuff? The FIA really don't know much about the F1 car performance so how are they going to decide what the regulations should be to make the two classes equal? I think all the F1 teams will not like this and I expect a big row with the FIA. I don't think FOTA agreed to this as far as I’m aware FOTA were not present it was WMSC that decided the FIA regulations.