Quote:
Originally Posted by David70
In 2019 Williams received $60 million from Liberty while Ferrari got $205, MB got $177 and Red Bull $152, not suprisingly Williams isn't competitive and can't afford to stay in business. An extra $100 million would help a mid pack team compete with the top teams (or in the case of Ferrari to Williams $145 million).
https://www.racefans.net/2019/03/03/...2019-revealed/
Then look at the estimated revenue and operating income per team and I doubt this will be the last team up for sale - https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissm.../#4c48b43a1ddb
With the current system top teams will remain at the top and the rest will be fighting for mid pack places and trying to survive financially. Spending caps sound like a step forward but I think impossible to enforce. If MB has an aero project at their Alabama plant that is 90% F1 and 10% production cars but flips the numbers it will be impossible to figure out. |
While I agree that the prize money structure does contribute to the issue, the lack of strong leadership has largely contributed to their current situation.
Look at Mercedes for example. While they did buy out Brawn after their championship winning season, they hung around the upper part of the midfield before making the jump to the top of the field. They invested their time and money wisely and have been rewarded for it. They do have large financial backing from Mercedes, but that doesn't guarantee success. Take a look at Toyota for that. They invested many millions of dollars into their F1 program in the 2000s and had hardly anything to show for it. They didn't succeed despite the financial backing of a manufacturer because they had the wrong approach to investing their time/money.