Peter Bayer on the loss of 20 million in prize money

      Last year before the summer break RB was sixth in the Constructors Cup, and finished the season eighth. Executive Director of Racing Bulls Peter Bayer said that the loss of 20 million dollars, which was already counted on in the team, can not but affect its work. Peter Bayer: "We have ambitious plans. Unfortunately, for financial reasons and because of restrictions on power plants we can not yet conduct tests with the machines of previous years. Now they are held by all major teams, Mercedes with Kimi Antonelli - the best example. The car is slightly different, but it corresponds to the speed of Formula 1, and the tests are held on modern tracks, which is great for young racers. Such tests are an addition to the mandatory program, a bonus, which is possible only in the case of an increase in the budget, not its reduction due to the loss of prize money. For the same reason we can not expand our marketing activities. In Las Vegas we held a party outside the track, opening up Formula 1 to the fans. Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda went to a place where you'll never see a Formula 1 driver, but that cost us money too. If we have to go into economy mode so we don't have to sacrifice the speed of the car, all those things could suffer. In addition, we will have to postpone the renovation of the old Minardi base where we work - it is long overdue to expand, but now it is not possible.