25/11/2019
Ə • Alov və Su® • Formula1's flawed financial model. (RAIUL 8)
There is always a dark cloud surrounding formula1 team funding. The recent complex of team tiers has developed a culture of anti-competitiveness where the top 3 teams (Scuderia Ferrari, AMG Petronas, Aston Martin Red Bull) compete for first place in both the conductors and racers championship. Where such teams as Mclaren, Renault, Toro Rosso compete for the title of 'best of the rest'.
The recent years of AMG/Ferrari dominance can be assessed by the complexities of the organisations flawed financial model . Winning teams get the largest bucket and when the same teams continue to win, this increases the technological gap between the teams cars. This results in less exciting confrontations on the circuit as it can be apparent who has an actual chance of winning.
However along with the removal of DRS, the FiA has commissioned new competition friendly regulations for all teams competing in Formula1. These regulations can be reviewed on their website - https://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110
As advocates of motorsport, here at Alov və Su® we promote better competition on the track, however the culture of funding in the FiA commissions has been in place for many decades; we must wait until 2020 to see if these outlined regulations can offset the deep history surrounding inequality of fund allocation within the sport.
The concept has also been publicated on the official Formula1 youtube page, we definitely recommend the watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOEwTyHHvZo
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