Binotto: F1 risks losing 'prestigious' status with budget cap

Ferrari only think of themselves. They have unfair powers and extra payment. I genuinely think F1 would be better without them and for payments to reflect Premier League where final standings define rewards and all teams share extra income equally. That way teams can grow and genius is rewarded. Not because you have x3000 tests and more people.

What Ferrari think and say always has to be taken with a pinch of salt - Harry is right - they talk from a very privileged position and I would have thought that right now, the best thing would be all the teams surviving - not just the top three !!!!!!

I disagree with Binotto. The limited budget would encourage more prestigious marques to take part in the sport, and might even push for better innovation. The biggest impact could be on the ludicrous paychecks of the elite. But, they might do just fine with fewer millions in their fund.

“F1 has to be the pinnacle of motorsport in terms of technology and performance,” - but not if the racing becomes predictable and boring. Otherwise, it’s not racing! Maybe in tandem with a lower budget the regs. need opening up for more design freedom so technology and performance isn’t the sole mantra of the money’d teams.

I'm old enough that I should know but I don't... How did it used to work in the past? Formula 1 managed to produce winning teams from privateers, budgets were nowhere near as inflated. It was considered the pinnacle of motorsports all along.

It seems to me that even though there were always gaps between super rich teams and the rest, in the past the gaps were small enough that smaller teams could truly compete. Increasing money increased the gaps exponentially.

I don't know, but it sure seems to me that Formula 1 would still be by far the pinnacle of motorsports (in terms of tech and spending) at 175m

How can you ever trust another word that comes from a Ferrari employees mouth?

They have NO SENSE OF HONOR OR FAIRPLAY...

This makes Ferrari look very weak and scared of real competition. When the 'racers' start playing blatant political games to reinforce their positions, its because they are afraid they can't do it on track with a level playing field

I for one, would not miss F1 without Ferrari.. they are consistently helping to ruin the sport for their own motives and profit... disgusting.. Enzo would be ashamed

I would love to see the other teams take a massive steaming dump on Ferrari's "prestige" and rub it all over their underhanded, shady, manipulative, cheating faces. I would relish it so much. It would bring me such joy.

What made F-100 so interesting was the creative ways teams could make themselves faster. Everyone focus’s on Ferrari . They however rather than whining found ways to emulate what their competition was doing.
When being caught MB starts the cheating rumors. Teams now are running on the edge of what physics allow. It is very difficult to create the time deltas needed to pass on the track. Let teams have pit stops let them use an amount of fuel in excess to what it takes to run in normal race mode to allow increased boost rpm to generate more power. Instead of ruling in a socialist manner let the teams have latitude to run differing strategies. Too much fuel use got to cut back run too much power penalties for extra engines. Also make tire choices up to the teams not the tire manufacturer. That strategy favors certain team