In the eyes of many, certainly in terms of the sport's powers that be, a limit on what teams are allowed to spend is the only means not only of preventing costs spiralling out of control but levelling the playing field to the point where the smaller teams have an increased chance of success. While the smaller teams favour the idea, the bigger teams obviously don't, and although some progress has been made over the years in many ways the status quo remains with the paddock divided between the haves and have nots. Arguably one of the most successful teams in the history of the sport, and certainly Britain's most successful team, McLaren is now in the netherworld, not exactly a minnow but...
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