Teams have mixed views on relaxing F1's technical rules Teams have expressed mixed opinions over the concept of Formula 1 relaxing its technical rules following the introduction of a cost cap. Financial regulations introduced this year limit teams to $145million, with a glidepath that will see that drop to $135million in coming seasons. With the cost cap governing performance related aspects of the team, McLaren boss Zak Brown has argued that there is now less need for stringent technical regulations. Instead, he suggests, the cost cap will limit what teams can and cannot do, while offering greater diversity. Over recent decades, Formula 1 has become increasingly prescriptive. There was...
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