Pérez says F1 budget cap is now much more unfair to smaller teams
Archive photograph: Sergio Perez · 2019-06-27Archive photo · 2019-06-27 · XaviYuahanda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cadillac driver Sergio Pérez says the F1 budget cap is now much more unfair to smaller teams. He argues that less streamlined operations raise their costs, contrasting this with the upgrades he recalls Red Bull bringing almost every weekend.
Cadillac driver Sergio Pérez says Formula 1’s budget cap is now much more unfair to smaller teams. In his view, it contributes to the large differences he sees on the grid instead of bringing teams closer together.
The cap has applied since the 2021 season and was introduced to prevent the teams with the biggest budgets from dominating. In principle, it creates an equal playing field.
Pérez compares the situation for smaller teams with his Red Bull years, from 2021 through 2024. He recalls Red Bull bringing upgrades to almost every weekend. Smaller teams, he says, are less efficient and have less streamlined ways of working, which ultimately means they spend much more.
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