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Originally Posted by Marbot
It's precisely because F1 wants to keep these "sub" teams, that a budget cap seems necessary. It would certainly be that a budget cap would be set at well under the figure that Sauber are now throwing at the sport, and believe me, that's not a lot!
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Really, what are these sub teams contributing to the sport, other than getting in the way? Sauber has always been a valued member of the F1 grid, but these teams are just a joke. HRT and Marrussia inparticular are just modern day Andrea Moda teams. Caterham are more like Arrows. Either way, they left the grid because they couldn't afford to participate in F1, and good riddance to them. Rather than introduce budget caps, F1 should reintroduce the huge entrance fee to stop the likes of smiley Branson from bringing in teams on the same sort of budget as the local soapbox karting team, as a means of cheap advertising.
Limit the grid to 20 cars, and only allow teams to participate in any GP if they first post pre season testing lap times for both cars within 107%.