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Mid-field team bosses converge on driver salary cap in F1
Several bosses of mid-field teams in F1 have pronounced themselves in favour of including driver salaries in the sport's budget cap. A $145 million cost cap will be introduced from 2021 with the aim of levelling the playing field. But the number excludes, among other items, drivers' retainers. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently supported the idea of including driver salaries in the teams' controlled restricted budget, but the Austrian fears that imposing a threshold on retainers could drive F1's super stars away from the sport. Lewis Hamilton is currently the sport's top earner with the Briton taking in an estimated $40m annually. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel also figures among the big buck...
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