The Formula 1 It is a sport that goes far beyond what happens on the asphalt. One of the most discussed issues in the ‘paddock’ is the cost limit presented by each of the teams.
For this reason, many within the Great Circus have suggested to the FIA that they control more closely that the regulations of the cost limit between each and every one of the teams were correctly complied with.
In recent years many teams have sought to remove cost effectiveness his knowledge beyond of the Formula 1. For this, many teams used a certain staff technician of the highest level for work in a series of other people’s projects to the competition.
It is the case of Red Bull with ‘Advanced Technology’, of McLaren with ‘Applied Technologies’, Aston Martin with ‘Performance Technologies’ or Mercedes with ‘Applied Science’. They all seek their own profitability.
In addition, they have had success in activities related to cars of road, yachts either bikes. Something that is going to be more complicated now, because the FIA has decided to intervene before the suspicions that these divisions were taking advantage to increase their knowledge beyond the cost limit.
The document TD45
For all this there is documentTD45which establishes that, although the teams continue to be free to make those divisions, anyintellectual property of the same that is used by Formula 1 teams must be accounted for in costs.
There have been numerous complaints about this theme. One of the most obvious came from the hand of otmar szafnauerteam leader Alpinewho said several big teams had found shapes of evade the normative current.
He assured that they try to “exploit or have a better understanding of where there are some gaps or organizational changes that can be made to fit more people within that budget limit“.
In addition, the implementation of the TD45 has taken place just at the time when numerous sources in the ‘paddock’, as ‘Motorsport.com’ has learned, have stated that the FIA is making a big effort to investigate team spending in all its areas.
