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WMSC confirms the financial allowances for Sprint Qualifying

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the financial allowances in terms of damage incurred in Sprint Qualifying events. Other than concerns that Sprint Qualifying would compromise the purity of F1's DNA, the other roadblock to the proposal in the eyes of many teams was money. Sprint Qualifying not only means more 'race's' - in inverted commas because all concerned are keen to make clear that Sunday's Grand Prix is the only race of the weekend - and therefore more opportunity for accident damage, it also means more wear and tear on components. At the best of times the teams wouldn't have been happy, but with the newly imposed budget cap of $145m, the additional costs incurred as...
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