cost cap
A cost cap is a limit on how much money Formula 1 teams can spend. This helps make the competition fairer, so smaller teams can compete with bigger teams that have more money.
A cost cap in Formula 1 refers to a financial limit imposed on teams to control spending and promote competitive balance. It aims to ensure that all teams can compete fairly, regardless of their financial resources, ultimately enhancing the sport's competitiveness.
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"I think that's a really important point, the fact that the cost cap has completely changed the economics of the sport, hasn't it? ... Probably not. I mean, we knew it was coming of course because..."
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"when they're approached and also there's the elements of the cost cap you know there's only so much people can be paid in those roles"
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"...the landscape changed when we introduced the cost cap..."
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