The announcement ended lingering uncertainty about whether all would continue, with U.S.-owned Haas in particular considering their future after a tough 2019 season. Haas’s French driver Romain Grosjean last month described the situation as the “elephant in the room” and asked: “Is Haas going to be here next year or not? That’s obviously the question.” The three oldest and historically most successful teams — Ferrari, McLaren and Williams — had already announced their commitment on Tuesday. The sport had been due to introduce major rule changes next year to enable closer racing and cut the financial disparities but that was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the sport hard.
A $145 million budget cap will be introduced in 2021, however, dropping to $140 million in 2022 and then $135 million for 2023-25. Ferrari have historically received special payments reflecting their status as the sport’s oldest and most glamorous team, while other top teams have also been rewarded for past success. The Italian team indicated last month that their status had been respected. “F1 has understood the importance of the role of Ferrari in Formula One. That for us was key and so we are satisfied from that,” team boss Mattia Binotto said then.
Formula One Chairman Chase Carey said 2020 had presented an unprecedented challenge and expressed pride in the way the sport had returned to racing in a safe manner. “We said earlier in the year that due to the fluid nature of the pandemic, the Concorde Agreement would take additional time to agree and we are pleased that by August we have been able achieve agreement from all 10 teams,” he said. The deadline for signing was the end of August.
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