The annual cap on what team’s can spend fell from $145m in 2021 to $140m this season.
However, the rising costs of many items that fall under the cap have made it even harder than anticipated for the bigger players to stay under it without compromising car development.
Several teams have been lobbying hard for an increase in the cap, or other form of adjustment, although some have indicated that they are happy for it not to change within this season.
Brawn acknowledged that the issue will have to be addressed, and it will be among the subjects discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of the F1 Commission in London.
“I think the inflationary increase needs to be reviewed,” he said. “Because when these rules were developed, inflation was relatively low and predictable, and now it’s high and unpredictable.
“And if you look at the inflation rates that apply to industrial enterprises, like an F1 team, you’ve got power, you’ve got raw materials, you got all the things which are proving to be quite expensive at the moment. So I think there’s a solution coming on that.”
McLaren has been a stalwart supporter of the cap, but team principal Andreas Seidl acknowledged that given the inflation rate the issue has to be addressed.
Andreas Seidl, McLaren
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Asked by Motorsport.com to clarify McLaren’s position, he said: “Despite being clearly a team that is very keen to make sure that we protect the budget cap, I think in special circumstances like we have at the moment, you need to be open for common sense dialogue, and make required adjustments.
“And that’s where we stand in this specific discussion at the moment. Especially when unexpected things happen when the season is already ongoing. I think it’s more than just common sense that you you need to find a solution, how to deal with that.”
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