F1 will increase budget cap from 2026 to offset Audi's Swiss salary costs (www.bbc.com)

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Formula 1 is to adjust its budget cap from 2026 to offset the costs of teams that operate in countries with higher salary levels, BBC Sport has learned.

The move will help Audi’s attempts to become competitive when it enters F1 officially in just over a year’s time.

Audi has bought the Sauber team, who are based in Switzerland where salaries are in the range of 35-45% higher than in the UK or Italy - where the other nine teams have headquarters.

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[-] Microw@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago

This is an aha moment for me.. might explain how Sauber fell behind so hard, if they have de facto lower budget for most things because of higher salary costs.

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