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Martin Whitmarsh says budget cap 'unrealistic'
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has told Sky Sports that Bernie Ecclestone's plans for a budget cap in Formula One are "unrealistic". At the weekend Ecclestone said he had put to the teams the possibility of a cap of $250million (£150 million) which would include all costs, including driver salaries. But Whitmarsh told the broadcaster the figure quoted was far too high to make any difference. "It sounds like quite a lot of money, so I don't know how much it is going to help many teams. The philosophy on controlling costs in Formula One is important to our sport and we all agree on that, although there are different opinions as to how that is best achieved. "Bernie wants...
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