Sauber has put its support behind Max Mosley's suggestion of Formula 1 teams being allowed greater rules freedom if they sign up to a budget cap.Former FIA president Mosley revived the idea earlier this week, when he suggested that teams could be given total free rein on car design if...

Wind tunnel and CFD work are heavily restricted in the 2014 Formula 1 sporting regulations, which were published this week. The rules go even further than the limits brought in by the resource restriction agreement, with aerodynamic testing now reduced to nearly a third of what was allowed in the...

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh fears it could prove impossible for Formula 1 to ever introduce effective cost controls.The FIA announced a budget cap will be introduced from the start of 2015 following a meeting of the F1 Strategy Group and the F1 Commission in Paris on Monday. The need...

Sauber has backed FIA president Jean Todt's desire to get tough on cost cutting, even though it thinks moves should have been made earlier.Todt revealed last week that he was ready to prioritize further cost controls in Formula 1 with a number of outfits struggling against rising financial demands.Monisha Kaltenborn,...

The FIA has warned Formula 1 teams that it is ready to get tough on much-needed cost cuts.With F1's budgets set for an increase next year because of new regulations, and several outfits facing financial struggles, there have been concerns that the sport is heading for trouble unless spending is...