Excluded Costs
Article D5.1.1
Excluded Costs
Chapter: D
In Simple Terms
The F1 cost cap has a long list of expenses that don't count toward a team's spending limit. These excluded costs include driver bonuses, FIA fees, engine costs, and various employee-related expenses like maternity leave and sick pay. Essentially, teams can spend money on these items without it affecting their ability to stay under the cost cap.
- Driver bonuses and FIA participation fees are completely excluded from cost cap calculations
- Power Unit (engine) costs don't count toward the budget limit, giving manufacturers flexibility
- Employee benefits like maternity/paternity leave, sick leave, and social security contributions are excluded
- Travel, accommodation, and sustainability initiative costs are also outside the cost cap restrictions
Official FIA Text
The following costs shall be excluded from Total Costs of the Reporting Group: Employee Bonus Costs, amounts payable to the FIA for team entry and participation, FIA Super Licence fees, payments to Commercial Rights Holder, Financial Penalties, Power Unit costs, depreciation and amortisation, foreign exchange gains/losses, employer's social security contributions, travel and accommodation costs, alternative fuel development costs, homologated fuel costs, employee entertainment costs, maternity/paternity leave costs, sick leave/disability costs, Sustainability Initiative Costs, Health and Safety Costs, and catering services costs.