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F1 "must" rein in driver salaries to "level playing field" - Brown

Sam Hall Friday 30 April 2021 11:00 McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has declared F1 "must" alter the budget cap to include driver salaries to truly 'level the playing field'. For the current season, F1 introduced a $145million cost cap but due to a number of exemptions, there remains a significant disparity in total spend between the teams. Article continues under video Most notably, drivers salaries and the income of the three highest-paid members of a team are not included within this figure. Writing in a column on McLaren's website, Brown has called for a change. "Drivers are key performance differentiators, so as teams continue to reduce costs across their operations,...
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