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half of what we were used to seeing. Yes and it fits the ambiance perfectly. But let's talk about what instead? Why? Because the main incentives are the same. As always, drivers and teams want to win. The drivers want to win the idea. Everyday drivers want to win and succeed, but it feels like that's how they strive to win and win and what they're winning is very different now than it was before. And for me, even if, in a way, the beginning of this predates the ceiling of beatings. The wage ceiling is a major contributor to this, just like the explosion of value It's a million deals element. We know there are deals that fall outside of the cost. You Will Remember That In 2021, 2022 And Bosses Were Very Openly Talking About

A thirty million cost cap between the two drivers that would be a soft cap. You could take some extra money from your main like development to supplement driver employees but it is you know it would be a cap, Be a limitation to the line you can build salary wise it would create a situation where some teams can offer meaningfully more than others. Very Clearly No Longer the Case and Because the Evaluations exploded but the development budgets continue the same now teams like your McLaren, Red Bulls can offer insane amounts of money to your Orlando Norris and surely at that point, that creates the incentive for these longer term deals. Do you do you think that's the main thing or do you do you do you see some other some other factor in this? bills are currently being circulated,

but we know very well that there are other factors. We must also take into account partners whose notice periods are much longer. Contracts are often longer today than before, so you want to be able? You are excited about it. You or your potential sponsors? Well, we have the person you need, that's a long time. So it makes sense to try to find your songs. If you can, There is also the fact that it is slower. Let's call it social mobility. We generally see a lot more movement in the AFC ACL Champions League in terms of teams moving up and down the class. So you can't do that thing of jumping by strategic also in your decisions, because it takes time for teams to become fully aware of what they are going to achieve.

I remember a few years ago, people said Handonoris! When Red Bull J was interested, I should have changed course because Red Bull wins championships and loves. Aaron is not, but in fact, Perhaps timing played a role. He could have left McLaren at the worst possible time. So he made the decision to persevere and it was the right choice, so this strategy is very important. And in the end, we must also remember that Pé, team won the Formula 1 championship, only 16. 17 manufacturers, according to the exact definition that one gives of a championship. So even with the salary cap, there weren't that many teams could succeed. The cost cap today also means that there are limitations for teams trying to catch up. And also this icy movement that takes time.

So you spend a lot less time chasing after. Great team to get started and you too, I know that it takes time to adapt. These are car things, lots of subtlety, big teams and we found that Lewis Hamilton has 66 Coscience, when I interviewed him recently, said second year on the team, which now averages a tenth of a second. It's not a verifiable measure, but it does highlight Little Edge. It takes a lot. Years ago, I gladly left the ship. You are confident that you will get the most out of it factors that have influenced. But then, when a major event happens, Hamilton, the Ferrari bomb, everything It's then that we observe these huge peaks and these huge peaks are and more spectacular than anything we were used to seeing. The calm is much more concerning the Nice case you spoke about, I recognize that J was among those who, born out of this.

Norris should have explored his options further. He should have been interested in Red Bull and that's it, knowing that every year there are two or three championship cars. Most, but in reality, there is usually only one. That's how Formula One works. You have the of the groceries. The car that wins the championship will win the majority. And I think a lot of drivers have now realized that they can't. 4. the cost will be exactly the same as the car. But they can guarantee not true but It is a natural thing so does it matter? Do you think it would be fair to accuse us for instance of just being Hungry media members who want to see more movement who wanna see more speculation and Part of it is not something that and

Your teammates, whatever, you play the same game as before, but you like to see. You like to see drivers in different places and you enjoy the variety. In the world of soccer, the transfer market is the most important subject, isn't it? It's a constant whirlwind. Yes, there is the summer transfer window. But it continues to work even during the Windows transfer, doesn't it? Constant stories and bills to these frenzied crescendos? In fact, we already have one. And the transfer window is fast approaching. The closure makes me think that I fully understand why people and it's certainly not one because people want to see different drivers, challenges. But basically I don't think that's it, it's a good thing or a bad thing. it simply reflects the nature of the formula as it is today. Try something to gently force the driver to move more gently. When I say that,

I am not talking about a hundred departures. App for the team and then you have to move the teams as if it was illegal for Andonoris to make additional stops to continue the race. A few lessons. MotoGP is considering a transfer, a window of its own for a slightly different reason. But MotoGP established two-year contract cycles seem to be created naturally. Numerous movements between factories without any regulations. But precisely because of the conventions in F, one with all the evaluations of, is there an interest in, I mean, obviously The salary cap for pilots would have been one, is that used for something like a one-year contract limit. And interd for more than three or four years, it's just you artificial and too useless and in the end,

just too wrong and too restricting drivers without really gaining anything in the way. I don't really see why it's necessary. There are also problems associated with that, if you set up a salary cap. Well, can I pay you X to drive? Why do that? Are there other factors that influence the activity when they sign? I have already signed several contracts because you are not the only one driving. It must be linked to your other business, which can be a problem. How does that work? You set the rules of your sport and it is up to the competitors of the entities to compete in the best possible way according to their own judgment. So I'm not doing it. He explained why teams should be limited or drivers would consider in this respect that if you wanted to do that, what you could do would be without halfheartedness. Sport is fitness

as a sports entity and we can control things in one way or another. I think that would be absurd, but if you want to try it, this is the right method. But I think that, A positive point is that teams can choose to do things the way they want. Current conditions could change in the future, and that might actually encourage switched conductors. More often this can happen and teams may have other reasons that you are aware of at the moment. So you don't have to worry too much about it. Wage drivers, who have been an important reality in the past, may one day return to where you need to do it and where you need to make a sudden change. Or you are constantly changing your strategy, or you sign a pharaonic contract with someone who brings in colossal amounts, a prostate or whatever. So I just think yes, you can do things.

I think Formula One needs to think about how it is. Going through the young driver program is certainly an aspect that could be improved, but But the fundamental mechanism should be guided by the need for teams and drivers. I started by saying the F1 driver market is of course a slight artistic license. People who say for example that of course one in 2027, but not at heart. How can you say that when Lewis Hamilton is coming the Ferrari change was a resounding transfer who did it there in about a year. I think he died in the top teams in F1 are now content with their star driver and everything else. The movement is happening on the fringes of this an A uh in an A or the second seed or the seed you would call an A. Lewis's transfer obviously happened uh because of his age. If he didn't, we had no problem offering him

the extension of long-term contracts which he will therefore sign this extension. When we look at the current situation and talk about the most prestigious seats, we talk about the movements that can not only changing a team but also following. has transformed the Formula One landscape, the competitive landscape of the field. Here is Cantre. He didn't but he heard that you liked Star Wars.