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Should drivers take pay cuts to save teams? Button answers

Whenever it comes to money it is difficult to say what others should do with Jenson Button admitting the question about drivers taking pay cuts in today's climate is 'tricky'. Many of the smaller Formula 1 teams, and even the bigger ones backed by manufactures, are facing financial hurdles as the Formula 1 season is put on hold. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko reckons it costs the teams '100 million' for every five races missed. So far Formula 1 has cancelled two and postponed six others. The ongoing crisis around the world is not only hitting the pockets of every day people but also sportings industries. Several football teams, such as Barcelona, have announced that their players are taking...
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