Alpine boss Szafnauer has cautioned F1 against 'baking in' a competitive advantage for the top teams by keeping important infrastructure investments inside the existing cost cap.
"We just need to get the FIA to allow a certain amount of infrastructure that's required by all the teams to be competitive or have the playing field be even not counting for the cost [cap]," Szafnauer said.
"Because otherwise, what you do is you bake in an inequity of infrastructure, because we do have a capital expenditure cost cap."Szafnauer argued that certain projects are all but mandatory for all teams because of the new engine regulations in 2026. The change in hybrid layout, with a much more powerful MGU-K and the removal of the MGU-H system, will require Alpine to construct a new gearbox dyno. If that project stays under the cost cap, that would severely hurt teams' ability to develop their cars elsewhere."For example, the new regulation for '26, we need a new gearbox dyno. The gearbox dyno that we have now won't handle it, so you must spend that money.
"And then once you spend the money on a new gearbox dyno, you don't have enough to do the other things.
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