New regulations which were introduced this year fuelled a £167.6m rise in team costs with Force India even needing to take money from Russian teenager Nikita Mazepin to cover the increase according to a report for the BBC by Christian Sylt. There has been no shortage of media hyperbole this year about how the new regulations have made for closer racing. Cosmetically, the biggest changes are the wider tyres and wings intended to give closer racing. A major step forward has seen Ferrari in with more of a shout but we are still in a situation where, four races before the end of the season, Mercedes is on track to walk away with both titles for the fourth year running. Trying to engineer...
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