With various ways of F1 becoming more cost effective, the FIA could make another key area cheaper from 2026. ✍️ Formula_Nerds Formula1
Errors or reliability issues lead to inevitable sporting penalties during the year. Hampering the driver over a race weekend, a grid penalty has a knock-on effect for the rest of the season.The unseen element of a gearbox penalty is the financial hit to the team. An F1 gearbox is a complex piece of technology, costing millions of dollars to create. Every time a gearbox fails, the replacement sets the team back.
“So in a cost cap world it’s a question that you have to ask – if it makes sense that you go with such complicated technology if there is no difference in performance? “The sum of the paddock [spending] is over $100 million a year. You could ask yourself, is that needed, if you look at other categories?
“I think the list could be long. There can be a healthy compromise between keeping some kind of technology. Take F1 differentials for example, which are unique compared to other categories.
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