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Teams ‘screwed up’ by ditching unity in financial fight
F1 team bosses admitted that they had missed an opportunity to both contain the cost of competition and create a more equitable split of revenues simply because the remained rivals off the track. With the introduction of a new engine and drivetrain package for 2014 set to raise costs considerably, especially for those teams towards the rear of the grid, the push towards making the sport more affordable for all appears to have been abandoned, leaving those in charge to lament a lack of unity when it came to negotiating with both the FIA and rights holder CVC.
Ironically, it was the governing body that had initially championed the crusade for lower financial burdens, only to propose the...
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