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Ferrari pushed idea of customer cars during budget cap talks

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has revealed that he recently tabled the idea of allowing customer cars in Formula 1 as a cost-effective solution for teams impacted by the sport's economic downturn. The onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on F1 prompted Liberty Media and the FIA to introduce a series of measures to protect the immediate future of Grand Prix racing. In agreement with the sport's teams, a regulation freeze for 2021 and restrictions on development were adopted in addition to a lowering of F1's budget cap threshold for next year from $175m to $145m. Ferrari's Elkann: 'Total trust' in Binotto but no turnaround until 2022 During the talks on the cost saving measures...
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