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Mercedes faces $4.8m FIA entry fee for F1 2022

Mercedes faces $4.8m FIA entry fee for F1 2022

As part of an F1 restructuring in 2013 to help boost the income of F1’s governing body, teams have faced high entry fees to take part in the world championship.

They are based on a two-tier system, with the constructors’ champion having to pay a greater contribution than everyone else.

The fees for 2022 have been revealed in the latest version of the F1 Sporting Regulations, and take into account a 1.4% inflation figure compared to the previous season.

The fees for 2022 mean that the constructors’ champion must pay out a basic fee of $577,278 plus $6,926 for each point gained.

Everyone else on the grid has to pay a basic fee of $577,278 plus $5,770 for each point scored.

The figures mean that Mercedes must pay out $4,826,379 for the 2022 season based on the 613.5 points scored last year.

The entry cost is non-negotiable and comes after a winter where Mercedes was left upset with the FIA’s handling of last year’s Abu Dhabi GP which cost Lewis Hamilton the world title.

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