'They should be happy that they have this job and earn a little money'

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16:47, 08 Nov 2020

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From next season, Formula 1 teams will have to respect a budget cap of 145 million dollars, but this does not (yet) include the salaries of drivers and three top workers.

Driver's salary cap

After the general budget cap, a driver's salary cap is now also under discussion. It is proposed that a maximum of 30 million dollars should be spent on drivers' salaries, which could be distributed disproportionately between the two drivers. For example, 25 million for one driver and five million for the other.

In any case, AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost is very much in favor of such a salary cap. "They earn far too much money. No spectators are allowed, the FOM earns less money, and the teams earn less money. I see no reason why the drivers should not get less," he tells Speedweek.com. Tost goes even further with his speech. "They should be happy that they have this job and earn a little money at the same time."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

'They should be happy that they have this job and earn a little money'

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