Toro Rosso principal Franz Tost has admitted that his backing for more races on future F1 calendars is driven by the fact that they would provide more revenue for the teams. The Austrian was in the minority when it came to backing the possible addition of two or more races to the schedule in coming seasons, but later explained that, with no signs of the sport becoming any cheaper for its competitors, the other option was to earn more from it. “There is no cost-cutting in F1,” he told journalists during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, “F1 is expensive, we all know that. Next year we will have an increase of – I don't know – 15, 20 million [dollars] and that's reality. “This is...
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