MARCH 12, 2002
Testing on Fridays
One of the issues which will be discussed at the forthcoming Formula 1 Commission meeting is the question of whether or not it is a good idea for there to be two-day Grands Prix.
The issue of cost-cutting is currently in fashion in F1 but history has proved that it is very rare that any regulation ever actually reduces expenditure and often had added to the costs instead - the opposite effect to that desired.
The most effective way to cut costs in recent years has been a tightening of the money supply rather than new regulations and that is happening now with the onset of the recession. This means that teams cannot afford to do everything that they wish to do and so are forced to make compromises. The danger of course is that the big teams will tend to move further ahead of the opposition - which is what the authorities are also trying to avoid.