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Originally Posted by glypo
I don't think they are.
The budget cut is far to harsh. £80m would be workable for the time being. Budget restrictions area good idea for sure, but they need to be realistic.
How many skilled people (Aerodynamicists, Vehicle dynamicists etc) are going to made redundant right in the middle of a recession because of the FIA....
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Chicken... or egg? If there isn't a cut then it is possible more manufacturers will pull out and lots of people lose their jobs. If they cut the budget a lot of people will lose their jobs. There is much less money around for F1, so whichever way you cut it, people will lose their jobs whether the FIA make this move or not.
This is not the first time this has happened (mid-70s, early '80s and early '90s) and F1 has always bounced back. And there have always been teams who find an advantage that the others can't afford to replicate easily - Lotus (innumerable times, including stressed engines, wings and ground effect), Renault (turbo engines) and Cooper (mid engine) - so they'll all get through it.
As the budget cap won't include engines for 2010, it isn't going to effect many more than McLaren, Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull. And if it means that good engineers can make a difference to their teams, bring it on!