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(with various exemptions such as driver costs)

will help to mitigate this problem inthe long term,

but it won’t eliminatethe advantage the biggest

teams have built over many years just like that.

Cash doesn’t guarantee you success, but it is a

pre-requisite in Formula 1 – more so than ever.

Grand prix racing will have to mind the gap

for a few years yet...

Podiumswithdriversfromthetopthree teamsarealmostthenormnow.

Atonlytworacesin2019diddriversfromotherteamsspoiltheirparty

On top of that, the big three teams are allworks operations –
Mercedes and Ferrari fully integrated and Red Bull working hand-
in-glove with Honda. Setting aside the mysteries and controversies
of Ferrari’s power unit advantage, the other three manufacturers
in F1 are performing in a similar ballpark, and integration with
chassis and packaging has become,
proportionally, a bigger performance
gain. This is an area where Renault is
underachieving and working hard to get
more from next year and beyond.
The budget cap, set at $175 million

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