– Lotus Team Principal Gérard Lopez has criticised the spiralling costs in Formula 1, claiming that its spending compared to leading junior series GP2 is "ridiculous".Formula 1 figures have been attempting to reach a compromise on the financial situation in the sport for months, with the crisis escalating after the collapse of Marussia and Caterham last month.Lopez cited the cost of running a GP2 team, claiming that Formula 1 spending 300 million per year more than its feeder series makes figures from the sport's top echelon "the worst managers in the world"."Because people in F1 actually do care about racing, some of them forget some economic realities –...
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