Williams team principal James Vowles has spent the last month aggressively lobbying the paddock for a massive overhaul to financial regulations. Claiming that the budget cap has created a two-tier championship, Vowles pushed for a sliding scale allowance based on championship position to help lower-ranked teams rebuild infrastructure.
However, during Friday's FIA press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix, the leaders of Mercedes-AMG Petronas and McLaren completely shot down the proposal.
When asked about the sliding scale, Toto Wolff immediately rejected the idea, comparing it to endurance racing Balance of Performance.
Toto Wolff, Mercedes, James Allison, Mercedes, Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes
"Personally, I don't like the concept of adjustment based on some positions," Wolff stated. "BoP for me is like a red mist."
Wolff praised the FIA for keeping politics out of catch-up mechanisms and questioned if Formula 1 needs artificial CapEx injections. While opposing the infrastructure sliding scale, he admitted the cost cap is severely damaging human resources.
Source: Motorsport
