Championship leader Jenson Button has backed the FIA's decision to introduce a voluntary budget cap.
New regulations will help Brawn says leader
Jenson Button has backed the FIA's decision to introduce a voluntary budget cap as he reckons it's just what teams like Brawn GP "need".
Earlier this week, the FIA announced that next year's Championship will see the introduction of a £40m budget cap that comes with perks for those agreeing to adhere to it.
However, the cap, which is £10m more than the initial proposed amount, is still less than a quarter of what many of the teams are spending for this year's Championship.
"For the manufacturers and the bigger teams I'm sure they don't want that, but for teams like Brawn we need that for the future," the Championship leader said.
"It's the way F1 has to go in the times that we are experiencing.
"For the teams that are not manufacturers this is what we need. For us and Williams and a few other teams we'll be reasonably happy with the decision - it's going in the direction that we need it to."
HOW REGULATIONS WORK
::: Engines - No rev limit for capped teams who will also be allowed to use more than eight per season; uncapped will have to operate at a maximum of 18,000rpm and remain restricted to no more than eight.
::: Gearbox - Currently each driver may use no more than one gearbox for four consecutive races. That will not apply to the capped teams.
::: Bodywork - Capped teams will be allowed movable front and rear wings; uncapped will have front wing only.
::: KERS - Capped cars will be allowed double the boost from the system that stores energy under braking, which will be worth around 13.5 seconds per lap, compared to 6.7s for uncapped cars.
::: Testing - Capped cars will be allowed unlimited out-of-season track testing; uncapped will continue to be limited to 15,000km.
::: Wind tunnel - Unlimited use of a full-scale facility for uncapped teams; capped teams are limited to a 60% of full-size model and at a speed not exceeding 50 metres per second.
In addition, the FIA have also confirmed from 2010 there will be a ban on refuelling during a race and on the use of tyre warmers for all teams.
