Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul believes the introduction of F1's long-awaited budget cap will eventually discourage alliances between manufacturer and customer teams. Teams will be faced with a $145 million spending limit from next season, a threshold that will drop to $140 million for 2022 and by a further $5 million thereafter. Putting a cap on spending aims to bring the field closer together in terms of competition, but Abiteboul sees other consequences emerging from setting a spending limit. Renault sees 2026 engine rules as sport's 'next battlefield' The Frenchman was particularly vocal last winter about the design fielded this season by its midfield competitor Racing Point, equating...
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