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https://www.motorsport.com/general/news ... /10720708/several key figures from within the motorsport world have approached him about running against Ben Sulayem, the current FIA president.
The FIA president is considering scrapping the cost cap, which governs F1, according to a report from the Associated Press.
However, AP has reported that during the Miami GP weekend, Mohammed Ben Sulayem wondered whether the cap - currently set at about $140 million - should be scrapped as it is causing too many "headaches."
"I’m looking at the cost cap and it’s just giving the FIA a headache," he is quoted as saying by the AP
https://racingnews365.com/fia-president ... 20the%20AP"So what’s the point of it? I don’t see the point. I really don’t."
I guess for him it's pocket money and the concept of limited funding is alien to him, but for F1 it honestly was one of the best things to happen in recent years. We've rarely seen teams as close together as we see now (too bad they cannot overtake once they are though), and finally teams that were on the backfoot because they could never compete in terms of cost start being able to fight the top teams again.organic wrote: ↑07 May 2025, 14:17Bin sulayem seems to be considering scrapping the cost cap. Or using that as part of his election push
The FIA president is considering scrapping the cost cap, which governs F1, according to a report from the Associated Press.However, AP has reported that during the Miami GP weekend, Mohammed Ben Sulayem wondered whether the cap - currently set at about $140 million - should be scrapped as it is causing too many "headaches.""I’m looking at the cost cap and it’s just giving the FIA a headache," he is quoted as saying by the APhttps://racingnews365.com/fia-president ... 20the%20AP"So what’s the point of it? I don’t see the point. I really don’t."
Yeah, kinda agree ..DChemTech wrote: ↑07 May 2025, 16:29I guess for him it's pocket money and the concept of limited funding is alien to him, but for F1 it honestly was one of the best things to happen in recent years. We've rarely seen teams as close together as we see now (too bad they cannot overtake once they are though), and finally teams that were on the backfoot because they could never compete in terms of cost start being able to fight the top teams again.
In my view, if anything the cost cap should be expanded to include salaries - such that you get a trade-off between choosing established drivers/engineers but limit resources for R&D and opting for less established but cheaper drivers/engineers, leaving more room to explore designs while hoping for a positive surprise in driver performance.
But even without, it's become more a competition of merit (a.k.a. a sport) and less of depth of ones pockets. Killing the cost cap would eliminate all that.
in combination with the FIA's code of ethics, this could appear targeted at Carlos Sainz, the rally legend who has already declared his interest in running for president in December.
The code of ethics dictates that parties of the FIA "shall avoid any conflicts of interest and must disclose any situation that could lead to such a conflict".
Sainz is the father of Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz, so it would in theory be easy for the ethics committee - should it be so minded - to declare that he has a conflict of interest that bars him from running for election.
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A floor stay can be attached in the time it takes for the adhesive to dry or to drill a hole. You are reaching.organic wrote: ↑30 Apr 2025, 20:54More importantly, Rao leaked the budget cap investigation outcomes to Mercedes at the end of '22 and in hindsight (given she was appointed 2 weeks prior) is likely also the reason mercedes showed up to Canada with a second floor stay ready for free practice 1 day after a TD made it legal. And yet she returns to the sporting body scott-free
That whole TD-039 forced through mid-season shortly after Rao was appointed really raises the eyebrows
Don't be surprised if FIA makes some pro-mercedes decisions shortly
Since there are more have not that have's, not sure "getting rid of the CAP" is gonna garner alot of votes. Even the haves are benifiting financially by the cap.DChemTech wrote: ↑07 May 2025, 16:29I guess for him it's pocket money and the concept of limited funding is alien to him, but for F1 it honestly was one of the best things to happen in recent years. We've rarely seen teams as close together as we see now (too bad they cannot overtake once they are though), and finally teams that were on the backfoot because they could never compete in terms of cost start being able to fight the top teams again.organic wrote: ↑07 May 2025, 14:17Bin sulayem seems to be considering scrapping the cost cap. Or using that as part of his election push
The FIA president is considering scrapping the cost cap, which governs F1, according to a report from the Associated Press.However, AP has reported that during the Miami GP weekend, Mohammed Ben Sulayem wondered whether the cap - currently set at about $140 million - should be scrapped as it is causing too many "headaches.""I’m looking at the cost cap and it’s just giving the FIA a headache," he is quoted as saying by the APhttps://racingnews365.com/fia-president ... 20the%20AP"So what’s the point of it? I don’t see the point. I really don’t."
In my view, if anything the cost cap should be expanded to include salaries - such that you get a trade-off between choosing established drivers/engineers but limit resources for R&D and opting for less established but cheaper drivers/engineers, leaving more room to explore designs while hoping for a positive surprise in driver performance.
But even without, it's become more a competition of merit (a.k.a. a sport) and less of depth of ones pockets. Killing the cost cap would eliminate all that.
Some things are a bit strange to me...like crossing the white line 5 or 10sec...why???
