Ker formula 1 due to the coronavirus crisis it has not been able to race this year, they are growing financial concerns for smaller teams that depend on remuneration from common pot the owner of the commercial rights. Zak Brown, first husband McLaren mentioned that in case they will not measures taken, from Formula 1 said goodbye four teams.
Christian horner, team boss Red Bull, believes it should be maintaining the current number of teams also in the interest Liberty Media. "That would be a very severe blow, so the Formula 1 leadership has to make a decision. This is also their business. They have to decide how to keep these teams alive, because they are needed for racing,”So British for the newspaper The Guardian. "To protect their business, I believe they need help, which also means payments, to ensure that these teams participate in the championship next year as well."
It is currently being discussed many measures za cost reduction, to help smaller teams. Much attention is paid here to budget ceiling. It is assumed that the informal agreement is of original value $ 175 million reduced to 2022 by 130 million, however McLaren advocates an even lower sum and that is $ 100 million.
All Red Bull supposedly together with Ferrari inhibited this idea. “Teams are competitive beasts, so they strive to use their gaze," he said Horner and in doing so related to McLaren, which in his view has different motives. “The budget ceiling is a debate on competitiveness, not money. It’s about getting top teams to a level where midfield teams believe they can compete. The reality is that no matter how much money we spend, we will always have teams in the front and teams in the back,He added Horner.