Williams team principal James Vowles has led the quest for extra leeway on investment spending within the cost cap restrictions in order to allow the Grove outfit to update its outdated factory infrastructure.
Other teams that have specific investment projects on hold also want an extra allowance, but are willing to accept a smaller headline number than Williams.
An option that would allow the FIA to consider such requests on a case-by-case basis, rather than giving all the teams the same extra allowance, has also been discussed.
None of the options were agreed at last week’s meeting of the F1 Commission, where it’s understood both the FIA and F1 voted against a blanket increase for all teams on the basis that it would merely maintain the status quo.
Vasseur says that if an allowance is approved, teams will constantly be asking for more leeway.
“On CapEx, it's a bit different my point of view, but my point of view is that we have a regulation,” said Vasseur when asked by Autosport for Ferrari’s take on the subject.
“We’ve changed many times the regulations. And for me, the good shape of F1 today is due to stability.
“If you start to change the regulation each week because someone has an issue, or wants to invest somewhere, it's the end of the stability. And it's a non-end process.
“Because today it's Williams who want to have a new ERP [enterprise resource planning] system. Tomorrow, it will be another one who wants to buy new trucks, or someone would like to have the last version of the simulator.
Source: Autosport