F1 Testing 2012 - Week 3, Barcelona

Mr Men said:
OFerrari left FOTA because they could not trust RBR to stick to a budget, ...
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My interpretation of Ferrari's exit from FOTA is slightly different. From what I understand Ferrari do not want to be encumbered by an extra set of rules. Be they budget limits or any other agreements. They want to be free to do what they want to, in order to produce the best car possible.

What makes you think that Ferrari left FOTA only because of RBR?

And with regards to budgets - Ferrari have consistently had a VERY healthy budget, right throughout the years. It was only recently when Toyota and Honda stepped in that they came in with their near unlimited budgets. However, now that they are out, Ferrari should be at or near the top once again.

I assure you that Ferrari are not the sort of team to want budget caps, especially when they are one of the biggest spending teams in F1's history.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16009873

Ferrari and Red Bull have quit the Formula One Teams Association (Fota), raising questions over the future of the organisation.

The two teams were frustrated that Fota has failed to reach an agreement on the sport's Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) which caps the teams' spending.
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It was well reported on various F1 sites at the time that the issue was with RBR not agreeing on the RAA, and FOTA had no power to do anything so Ferrari left.

"Ferrari will continue to work with the other teams to make the current RRA, aimed at controlling costs, more effective and efficient, modifying it to make it more stringent in key areas such as aerodynamics, to re-balance some aspects such as testing and to expand it to areas currently not covered, such as engines.
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There is a lack of trust within FOTA which has spurred this decision, but it’s important to remember that the RRA is a legally binding agreement which runs to 2017, so it is not as if Ferrari and Red Bull will be able to spend £100 million a year more. Meanwhile the testing agreement also involves the FIA, so this won’t change overnight.
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http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/12/fota-reeling-as-ferrari-and-red-bull-pull-out/

Seems to me they still are actively wanting to keep costs down, and they are still very much involved with working with FOTA. And if the RAA is binding till 2017 then Ferrari leaving to spend more is not possible.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22122011/66/ferrari-committed-f1-cost-cuts.html
 
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I personally, love this point.. just before the first race.. not knowing who's got what trickery up their proverbial sleeve.
 
Max mosley was right there should be a cap in F1 inculding what you can spend on the car for the season.
 
€100 million, or 90% of what your average spend over the last 5 years, for 3 years, to make it easier to for big teams to meet the cap.

New teams should not have any cap in their first 3 seasons.

That would make things interesting.
 
There was an interesting interview with Bernie in Sky Sports News where he suggested that new teams should be able to buy 'last years' chassis from other teams for the first 3 years.

Not sure it would work with the constant rule changes, but it would at least prevent fails like HRT and Marussia.

And as for the W Duct (and the funky stuff RBR look to be doing with exhaust gasses), I think I feel a 'spirit of the regulations' argument coming on, also known as a 'were bitter we didn't think of it so let's try and get it banned instead' plea :D
 
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I think that is a good idea, at least we could then see a little more racing from the likes of HRT.

Red Bull have been allowed to get away with far too much for far too long imo.
 
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