With new entrants now required to pay a $200 million fee to the existing ten teams in addition to all the other expenses of entering the pinnacle of motorsport, it’s now more difficult than ever to join the Formula One grid. Last month, Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner told this publication that they almost certainly wouldn’t have been able to enter the sport if they had to pay such a high fee. READ: Red Bull Insist There’s No Engine Clause In Max Verstappen’s Contract And now, former F1 driver Marc Surer has expressed his opposition to this $200 million entry fee, warning that it will make it very difficult to expand the grid. “I was surprised about the $200 million entry...
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