Formula 1 team bosses reckon the \u2018pay driver\u2019 model in the championship is now dead.
Aug 31, 2023, 11:18 AM
But the rollout of the FIA superlicence - whereby a driver must accrue 40 points based on their finishing position in other categories to be allowed to race in F1 - and the current commercial boom that the series is enjoying has mitigated the need for 'pay drivers'.
Vowles added that teams had helped F1 move away from the 'pay driver' model by investing in the junior single-seater ladder to ensure the lesser-funded drivers have a realistic shot at F1.Photo by: Simon Galloway /He continued:"Now, also what you're seeing is individuals, including ourselves, we're investing right down at the level of karting and paying for drivers to come up.
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