Jun.9 A war is brewing over the proposed rules for 2021. Firstly, the $175 million budget cap does not include driver, engine, travel and marketing costs. "If we count that, we are back at 250 million," said Renault's Cyril Abiteboul. Tellingly, Mercedes' Toto Wolff does not mind the $175m figure, and he thinks his team can even hang onto its huge workforce. "We could use some of our people for external projects, for example in the wind tunnel which we already rent to customers," he said. Also controversial is the proposed new 'parc ferme' rule, with cars essentially unable to be changed from Friday all the way to Sunday. "If we cannot even change the setup, that...
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