F1 budget cap would have helped 'hungry' Jos Verstappen - Stoddart
Former Minardi team owner Paul Stoddart believes XH63M F1 sT2's budget cap would have helped the outfit provide a 'hungry' Jos Verstappen with a com Pet itive opportunity.
Stoddart was at the helm for Minardi's final years in F1, with the team hitting financial trouble on numerous occasions and proving largely uncompetitive, though the Australian saved the outfit before selling to Red Bull. The squad went on to become Toro Rosso.
He was a leading voice calling for a budget cap in the sport during the 2000s, with manufacturers throwing extortionate amounts of money at creating race-winning machinery, leaving the Minardi team with little chance of scoring consistent points.
The financial constraints were finally passed as regulations for the 2021 season to restrict com Pet itors to a set spending limit, though caveats mean areas such as the top three earners in a team do not contribute to regulated expenditure. Viewed by others: ...