McLaren boss, Zak Brown says he is 'adamantly opposed' to increasing the budget cap in order to allow for damage incurred at Sprint events. While last season witnessed three Sprints, it is understood that F1 bosses are considering as many as six this year. The first could come as early as the season opener, where a Sprint on the outer circuit used for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, would take place. With an eye on the extra costs incurred by running additional races - albeit sprints of up to 100 kilometres - not to mention the possibility of crash damage, some teams have argued for an adjustment to the budget cap. Introduced last season at $145m, this season the cap reduces to $140m and $135m...
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