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Toto Wolff: New teams would enter Formula 1 for the money

The head of the Mercedes team is not surprised that quite a few teams have expressed interest in entering Formula 1 for the coming years. According to him, the royal class of motorsport is ahead of the milestone.

Photo: Hasan Bratić

At the time in the championship Formula 1 race ten teams. Except Racing Pointbecause this is an old team Force India, was an American team Haas leta 2016 the last new team to risk entering royal class of motorsport. But in the future, we could have further new teams to test in Formulas 1. Toto wolff, team boss Mercedes, is confident that for a period of years 2021 quite a few candidates ahead.

The goal of the majority owner of Formula 1 is known - with more races more money in his pocket. But with the arrival of new teams, the common cake would be divided into smaller pieces - Photo: Hasan Bratić

"The business model for Formula 1 teams will change with the introduction of the budget ceiling from 2021,”Remember Austrian and explain: "There will be some significant savings for top teams and I think the performance gap will be reduced. There will be opportunities to reduce losses or even make a profit. Examples of this can be seen in the US. I believe that - unlike today - we will not have a Formula 1 team just for marketing reasons or as an individual investment. This will become a real business. This is going to happen and I am not surprised that there is interest from potential investors or team owners," so Wolff.

According to Toto Wolff, Formula 1 will be a real deal from next year. So will sport be placed in a different category? - Photo: Hasan Bratic

According to the Austrian, this is it landmark za Formula 1. Call for the season 2021 has not yet officially begun. S Panthera Asia F1 Team however, we already have a new project that does not hide the desire to v Formula 1 entered for years 2021. But Wolff also explains that it should not happen now flooding new teams. “These must be credible,”Explains in terms of new candidates. In any case, it is necessary weigh and see, whether it makes sense to accept new teams at all. “I think that's how everyone sees it. Liberty Media, the FIA ​​and the teams have a common goal and I look at it positively,He added Wolff.

Toto Wolff also hopes that the potential new teams will be credible, although between the lines he says that the current teams do not really want new players - Photo: Hasan Bratić

Actually majority owner Formula 1 it makes no secret that current teams are enjoying themselves at the moment priority. It's last Ross Brawn, sports boss Formula 1, a colleague from Auto Bild motorsport in this regard, explained that they want to accept new teams only from the year 2022 forward. “The last thing we need are teams coming and going, as has been the case in the past," so Brown.

Ross Brawn doesn’t want new teams to come in for a short time and then say goodbye again. So they will first check well what kind of team it is. - Photo: Hasan Bratic

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