Formula 1 plans to severely limit the options of customer teams buying authorized car parts from rivals.
It is proposed to add a clause to the 2026 regulations, according to which any team that takes fifth place or higher in the Constructors’ Championship at the end of the season over the next three years will have to independently create all parts of the car , including those components it could previously purchase from other teams.
This rule will be included in the regulations if it receives the approval of the majority of the teams. Haas is categorically against this, because they buy everything allowed by regulations (about 60% of all car parts) from Ferrari.
Team leader Ayo Komatsu responded to the possible appearance of this clause in the regulations: “Such a decision would be fatal for small teams. If Formula 1 wants as many teams as possible to be competitive, it should reject this rule. What could be better for the sport than David beating Goliath?
Which fans are interested in whether Ferrari builds the suspension for us or whether we do it ourselves? Within budgetary constraints, purchases of third-party components are recorded at nominal equivalent costs. It’s so high that we don’t get any benefit from it.”
Source: F1 News
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