Ross Brawn has praised Formula 1 's choice to scrap unanimous decisions, in a key change to the circuit's rule changing and making process. Previously all 10 teams had to agree on any change proposed by those in power.
This often led to a slow and frustrating process with just one or two team bosses often not signing off an idea. Now though, a majority system has been put in place with only eight teams required to pass plans, and five if the decision affects next season.
Managing Director Brawn is a big fan of the idea, and the 68-year-old believes those in charge are able to 'get things done in the short term'.
Confirming the decision on the official F1 website , he said: "The governance system has been improved. We now have much more flexibility and don’t need all the teams to agree for the sport to make changes and go forward. As long as we get eight teams to agree, we can get things done in the short term. With five teams and the FIA and F1, we can get things done in the long term.
"We don’t have the constraint of the old governance system and there are now lots of things we’ve moved in the right direction which has made this sport function so much better than it did before.” Brawn also had his say on one for F1's hottest topics in the newly introduced cost cap.
The cap was brought in at the beginning of the 2021 season to control team spending, and after weeks of rumours both Red Bull and Aston Martin were recently sanctioned for breaching their cap. Praising the policy, Brawn commented: "It was key that we improved the racing in an authentic way.
“How do you do that? You need to give every team an equal opportunity. Part of that is financial resource. For many years, there were three or four teams on the grid who had significantly more financial resource than the rest...
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"The cost cap has created an environment where you have a limited spend and the smartest people win. The margins from the front to the back are going to be much tighter. I think the cost cap is a very significant step for F1.
"It’s got bugs to iron out but considering the complexity of introducing such a system, it’s fantastic what the team at F1 and the FIA have achieved since it was introduced last year.” As a result, recently crowned champions Red Bull were handed a £5.8 million fine and also lost 10 percent of 2023’s ATR time following their recent breach.
