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Plan for 'virtual garages' receives backlash from teams

Plans from Liberty Media to ban teams' 'mission control' rooms at their factories has received further backlash after Force India stated they would be against such a change. The plan is aimed at making racing less predictable and to further cut costs for teams. Asked by RaceFans at the French Grand Prix on the matter, Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnuer branded the idea "ridiculous". “Here’s the thing: What cost? We have the virtual garage already and so does everyone else. “So what cost? That cost is sunk. Getting rid of it is only going to cost everyone. We already have it.” Teams use their factory over a race weekend as a way of...
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