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Formula One teams are mulling over the prospect of using standard parts in order to promote cost-cutting, according to McLaren executive director Zak Brown.
F1 is still adapting to the post-Ecclestone era and Ross Brawn, who is now in charge of the sporting side of F1 will be looking at introducing simpler methods and better racing.
With F1 budgets spiraling in the last number of years, there has been a cry to introduce budget caps as back markers are failing to keep up, with Manor's recent folding as an example.
"There are some that think we should standardise some parts," Brown told Autosport. "Teams have shown they're very clever. I don't think you can control costs just by controlling what's on the cars.
"We'll just find other areas, the windtunnel being a great example: we pulled that back and now CFD budgets are through the roof, so I don't think you can manage it only by standardisation of parts.
"You can do some of that and I don't think the consumer knows visibly what the suspension on our car looks like, compared to the suspension on a Williams, as an example.
"So I think things can be standardised to reduce costs that don't improve the show and the fans don't recognise the difference. But I still think we need a budget cap, which most other sports have."
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