▁the ▁dis ruption ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic . ▁These ▁rule ▁changes ▁will ▁instead ▁be ▁introduced ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁reg ulation ▁The ▁championship ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁budget ▁cap , ▁with ▁teams ▁limited ▁to ▁sp ending ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁$ 1 5 0   mill ion ▁per ▁year , ▁with ▁teams ▁being ▁required ▁to ▁use ▁more ▁commer cially ▁available ▁materials ▁and ▁teams ▁must ▁submit ▁their ▁annual ▁exp end iture . ▁Teams ▁argued ▁to ▁further ▁reduce ▁the ▁budget ▁cap ▁to ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million , ▁cit ing ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁long - term ▁financial ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic ▁threatened ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁four ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁budget ▁cap ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁twenty - one ▁races ; ▁each ▁additional ▁race ▁increases ▁the ▁budget ▁cap ▁by ▁$ 1   mill ion , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a : ▁each ▁race ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁scheduled ▁twenty - one ▁race ▁calendar ▁ded uct s ▁the ▁budget ▁cap ▁by ▁$ 1   mill ion . ▁However , ▁the ▁budget ▁cap ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁market ing ▁budget , ▁driver ' s ▁sal ary ▁and ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁top ▁three ▁execut ives . ▁There ▁will ▁be ▁additional ▁restrictions ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁dict ating ▁how ▁prize ▁money ▁can ▁be ▁spent . ▁The ▁cap ▁will ▁only ▁apply ▁to ▁exp end iture ▁related ▁to ▁car ▁performance , ▁which ▁will ▁remain ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 6 .