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New F1 teams required to pay $200m to rivals before entry

Teams looking to join the Formula 1 grid will have to pay $200 million to their rivals before gaining approval, it has been revealed. The payment, which has been added to the new Concorde Agreement, requires completely new entries to compensate for the dilution of prizemoney distributed to the current teams. According to McLaren CEO Zak Brown, the rule will help safeguard the future of the incumbents. “What that $200million is intended to do is to protect the value of the existing teams – if it is as reported on the Williams sale, that's less expensive and you get a lot more for your money than starting a new team,” he explained. “But I think if you believe in the franchise value...
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