FIA Thread

[EvilPhil II]

Yeah but then they stole the Hamilton win at Spa. So.. if you correct both of those wrongs, then what?

[Luscion]

Carlos Sainz Sr considering run for FIA president,

several key figures from within the motorsport world have approached him about running against Ben Sulayem, the current FIA president.

https://www.motorsport.com/general/news ... /10720708/

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Bin sulayem seems to be considering scrapping the cost cap. Or using that as part of his election push

The FIA president is considering scrapping the cost cap, which governs F1, according to a report from the Associated Press.

However, AP has reported that during the Miami GP weekend, Mohammed Ben Sulayem wondered whether the cap - currently set at about $140 million - should be scrapped as it is causing too many "headaches."

"I’m looking at the cost cap and it’s just giving the FIA a headache," he is quoted as saying by the AP

"So what’s the point of it? I don’t see the point. I really don’t."

https://racingnews365.com/fia-president ... 20the%20AP

[DChemTech]

Bin sulayem seems to be considering scrapping the cost cap. Or using that as part of his election push

The FIA president is considering scrapping the cost cap, which governs F1, according to a report from the Associated Press.

However, AP has reported that during the Miami GP weekend, Mohammed Ben Sulayem wondered whether the cap - currently set at about $140 million - should be scrapped as it is causing too many "headaches."

"I’m looking at the cost cap and it’s just giving the FIA a headache," he is quoted as saying by the AP

"So what’s the point of it? I don’t see the point. I really don’t."

https://racingnews365.com/fia-president ... 20the%20AP

I guess for him it's pocket money and the concept of limited funding is alien to him, but for F1 it honestly was one of the best things to happen in recent years. We've rarely seen teams as close together as we see now (too bad they cannot overtake once they are though), and finally teams that were on the backfoot because they could never compete in terms of cost start being able to fight the top teams again.
In my view, if anything the cost cap should be expanded to include salaries - such that you get a trade-off between choosing established drivers/engineers but limit resources for R&D and opting for less established but cheaper drivers/engineers, leaving more room to explore designs while hoping for a positive surprise in driver performance.
But even without, it's become more a competition of merit (a.k.a. a sport) and less of depth of ones pockets. Killing the cost cap would eliminate all that.

[langedweil]

I guess for him it's pocket money and the concept of limited funding is alien to him, but for F1 it honestly was one of the best things to happen in recent years. We've rarely seen teams as close together as we see now (too bad they cannot overtake once they are though), and finally teams that were on the backfoot because they could never compete in terms of cost start being able to fight the top teams again.
In my view, if anything the cost cap should be expanded to include salaries - such that you get a trade-off between choosing established drivers/engineers but limit resources for R&D and opting for less established but cheaper drivers/engineers, leaving more room to explore designs while hoping for a positive surprise in driver performance.
But even without, it's become more a competition of merit (a.k.a. a sport) and less of depth of ones pockets. Killing the cost cap would eliminate all that.

Yeah, kinda agree ..
Look for instance at Williams, and even McLaren for that matter. They made massive strides in 2/3 years, and McL is now being punished with the smallest amount of WT/CFD. And the big three cannot just keep smacking millions and millions to it.

Remember that 25yrs ago Ferrari had it's own track where they could even simulate rain-racing to an extent, and used it daily for testing testing testing. Things have come around since then, and largely to a better level-playingfield.

[Luscion]

"FIA president proposes changes to governing body" https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/arti ... vknz2wrxdo

Ben Sulayem at it again trying to consolidate power and making it so nobody can run against him

in combination with the FIA's code of ethics, this could appear targeted at Carlos Sainz, the rally legend who has already declared his interest in running for president in December.

The code of ethics dictates that parties of the FIA "shall avoid any conflicts of interest and must disclose any situation that could lead to such a conflict".

Sainz is the father of Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz, so it would in theory be easy for the ethics committee - should it be so minded - to declare that he has a conflict of interest that bars him from running for election.

[Luscion]

https://racingnews365.com/lewis-hamilto ... k-fia-role