Although it was announced recently, and we also reported it, the arrival of the eleventh F1 team came with a "little" bitter taste.
It's undoubtedly great news that the barriers to entry for the new team have been removed, but this isn't due to the generosity of the participants. Rather, it's because, instead of the originally planned $200 million, the "league" will be receiving $450 million—that is, they were willing to be kind enough to contribute two and a half times as much.
This means that General Motors must pay more than three seasons' worth of costs in advance before anyone even bothers to talk to them and actually secure the right to participate. This sum will be divided among the existing teams, but it is not yet known in what proportion. However, the international press is whispering that if all teams receive an equal share of the revenue, then each will be enriched by an amount equivalent to the bonus of the last two teams in the constructors' championship – simply because they gave in to GM.
With the entry of the Americans, an old and relevant rule is also being called into question: until now, all teams benefited from the sport's revenues, but now only the top ten will benefit.
