FIA closes F1 cost cap loophole with new staff rules

First reported 1 day, 19 hours ago · latest 10 hours ago

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council approved new regulations preventing non-F1 staff from working on F1 projects, closing a budget cap loophole. The decision, reported a day after, aims to prevent spending imbalances between teams.

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Autosport and Motorsport.com both detail the WMSC approval and the loophole, while F1i frames it as a firewall. PlanetF1 covers a separate 2028 regulation draft. The Race's Rewind is unrelated. The social posts link to The Race's article on the same story.

Recommended first read: Autosport provides the most complete, non-paywalled coverage of the FIA's new regulations, clearly explaining the loophole and the WMSC decision.

FIA closes F1 cost cap loophole with new staff rules

How the sources differ

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