Ex-F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve believes the budget cap coming into the sport from 2021 gives teams like Williams an advantage they don't deserve. As part of Formula 1's planned major overhaul in 2021, a $175m-per-season budget cap will be imposed on all teams, though some costs, such as driver salaries, will be exempt from the cap. It's hoped that by limiting spending the grid will come closer together, but Villeneuve believes teams like Williams, with whom he won the 1997 Drivers' Championship but have trailed at the back for the past two seasons, don't deserve the chance to compete with an outfit like 'Mercedes' or 'Ferrari'. “What’s the idea with helping the small teams who don’t...
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