Excluded Costs Categories
Article D5.1.2
Excluded Costs Categories
Chapter: D
In Simple Terms
The F1 budget cap has a long list of expenses that don't count toward the spending limit. Teams can spend money on marketing, driver academies, heritage activities, power unit support, customer team assistance, FIA projects, standard parts, HR, finance, legal, sustainability, health & safety, and catering without it affecting their budget cap total.
- Marketing, academy programs, and heritage activities are completely excluded from budget cap calculations
- Support costs for power units, customer teams, and FIA projects don't count against the budget
- Internal functions like HR, finance, legal, and health & safety spending are exempt
- Sustainability initiatives and catering provision are also excluded from the cost cap
Official FIA Text
If a cost within Total Costs of the Reporting Group is Directly Attributable to Marketing Activities, Academy Program Activities, Heritage Asset Activities, Activities To Enable The Supply Of Power Units, Customer Teams Support Activities, FIA Project activities, Standard Supply Component supply, Human Resources Activities, Finance Activities, Legal Activities, Sustainability Initiative Costs, Health and Safety Costs, or catering provision, such cost shall be an Excluded Cost.