The message is clear we've got to cut costs, we started at $175 (million), that was a long battle to get it there, and with the current crisis we are now going to start at 145 and the discussion really is how much further down we can drive the next few years.

Ross Brawn said on Monday

The budget cap initial objectives were a more competitive field and I think with the situation we have now the sustainability, the economic sustainability, of Formula One is a priority, that counts as much for the big teams as it does for the small teams.

Ross Brawn said on Monday

Initiatives we are bringing with these new regulations are to make the sport more economically viable in terms of the complexity, the cars we have now are so complex that the more you spend, the quicker you will go. We need to level off that slope and create a situation where money is not the only criteria for how competitive you'll be.

Ross Brawn said on Monday