Christian Horner has urged for the Formula One budget cap to be raised for the 2022 season, warning that teams could be forced to miss races at the back end of the season.
The current budget limit this year is $140m (£111m) and Red Bull's stance is supported by a number of rivals on the grid, including Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren.However, Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Haas and Williams all voted against a proposal for an inflationary adjustment amid rising costs at last month's F1 commission, where the ten teams met with Formula One officials and the FIA.Some teams are concerned that the top teams are arguing for an increase as a way of maintaining their high spending, with reports earlier this month suggesting that Red Bull have already spent 75% of their upgrade budget this season.Horner believes it's an issue that could prove to be catastrophic at the end of the season, with teams potentially skipping races.
Quoted by the BBC, he said: "Seven of the teams would probably need to miss the last four races to come within the cap this year."It's not just about the big teams.
It's teams in the middle of the field who are really struggling with inflationary issues. The FIA has a duty of care. I know they are taking it seriously.
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