Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi called for teams and the FIA to work together to make sure talent is a more important factor than money when it comes to securing a seat in the sport.
Pay drivers have long been a part of F1. Through the decades there have been scores of racers with a lot of talent, but who have not been given a shot in the series because of other, less capable racers who were able to pay to land a seat.
Measures such as the FIA's superlicence system have been taken to reduce this, but it still happens. For example, three of the last four F2 champions have failed to find a seat after their title-winning seasons, the exception being Mick Schumacher after his 2020 success.
