Romain Grosjean has questioned whether Formula 1 can consider itself a sport, given the competitive disparity that has existed for several years. Formula 1’s ‘big three’ teams – Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull – have won all of the races since the second round of 2013, with just a trio of midfield drivers making the podium in 2019. Haas, which joined Formula 1 in 2016, has yet to mount the rostrum and has finished eighth (twice), fifth, and then ninth in the standings. Formula 1 is poised to introduce a budget cap in order to limit the spending of the leading three teams but the figure of $175m remains above the annual outlay of several operations. “I think we call F1 a sport....
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