Prior to the Canadian Grand Prix in Formula 1, there was a constant struggle. Small teams against adults.
It comes down to the budget ceiling.
– It’s about inflation, maybe seven teams have to cancel the last four races, says Red Bulls Christian Horner.
It’s now been two weeks since he made a drastic statement, but the discussion continues. Freight costs quadrupled during the year, and electricity became significantly more expensive, just as fuel and inflation made the situation more difficult for teams. Ahead of the season, the budget cap was set at $140 million, plus an additional $1.2 million for the 22nd race of the season.
And now teams like Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren think the roof must be raised.
“In 2022 we won’t be able to stay within budget,” McLaren driver Andreas Seidl told the media during this weekend’s competition in Baku.
– We planned to stay within budget, but then completely unexpected costs were added. So I must say that it would be impossible to stay within the budget. You can’t change costs in any way, we have fixed costs as salaries for our employees and there we can’t save when we get bigger expenses elsewhere.
The fight over the budget cap
Other small teams don’t want any raise at all. They want to be able to compete with the bigger teams, on relatively equal terms.
Therefore, they are not interested in any change of rules during the season and are blocking proposals from the top teams.
In Formula 1, eight out of ten teams need to agree to a change and now it appears Alfa Romeo, Williams and Alpine are against a raise, while Haas hasn’t really decided.
If we break the rules now, the budget cap is a thing of the past, says Frederic Vasseur of Alfa Romeo automaker and sports car manufacturer.
Alpine stable manager Otmar Szafnauer also does not particularly understand:
– If we can, others should be able to, he says.
Short Canada GP news in F1
After the weekend in Baku, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali traveled to South Africa to talk about the future. Racingnews365 writes. Next year, it will mark 30 years of F1 competition in Africa. On the South African side, it’s Warren Sheeker, who is linked to former world champion Jodi Schecter, who has the talks — and the money. The hope is that South Africa can arrange a race in 2023, but to succeed, the organizer is said to need a positive decision in August.
Lewis Hamilton complained about being cold in the car, but that had nothing to do with the car.
It appears to have been a reaction to pain, says Mercedes James Fowles.
– The car wasn’t anything cooler, but it was a reaction to the required endurance and the pain he had during the race.
Mercedes answers many interesting questions about racing in the link below.
According to reports from Italy, Charles Leclerc could not use the ICE or the turbo engine that broke down in Baku. This means he has to use his third and final engine for the Canada GP in F1. The next time he needs a new one, he gets a penalty kick and is slashed down at the start of the race.
F1 has extended the contract with the Australian GP, which means the race will take place in Melbourne until 2035.
Weather in Canada Grand Prix in F1?
unstable.
There is an 88 percent risk of precipitation on Friday. On Saturday it is expected to blow properly, but be dry and on Sunday the sun is expected to look ahead in the morning, then disappear behind the clouds in the afternoon, and there is a risk of a light rain at just the right time. a race.
If you’d like to download a guide for the weekend, you can find it here.
Here I share the weekend times and tire strategies of Pirelli, and if you’re not tired of F1 by now you can of course tune in to Plattan i Mattan, as Filip and I talk about competing in Baku and raising the bar in Montreal. We talk about the most memorable of breeds and reliability (you who’ve been hanging out here for a while know I’m upset about it, but that’s critical, right?) and then a little bit about the recent rumours.
How about talking about Williams? Will the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix be the last race for Nicholas Latifi?
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