Williams urges rivals to accept budget cap

Frank Williams has said he would like to see all teams competing under a budget cap next season, following the FIA’s announcement on the issue on Thursday. The FIA has given teams the option of running to a £40 million budget in 2010 in exchange for greater technical freedom.

Frank Williams 已經表示過他希望看到下個賽季所有車隊都遵守FIA預算上限的規定。FIA 給每個車隊有選擇權，遵守4千萬歐元的預算上限可以在2010年有更大的技術自由。

Williams, who would prefer the cap to be compulsory, is encouraging all his rivals to opt for the cost-restricted route, thus avoiding the scenario of capped and non-capped teams running to slightly different technical regulations.

Frank Williams 希望上限制度是強制執行的，他鼓勵他的對手們選擇預算上限規則，避免明年預算有上限和沒上限的車隊在只有些微的技術限制差異的情況下一起比賽。

“We would like to see all the teams operating to one set of regulations and under a budget cap in 2010 and that is the position we will be advocating within (Formula One Teams Association) FOTA when we meet next week,” said Williams.

"我們希望看到明年所有車隊是在同樣的技術限制下研發並且遵守預算限制，這就是我們在下週的FOYA會議上的立場"，Frank Williams 表示。

“We understand that this will represent a serious challenge for some of the teams but we expect that FOTA will work together to find a unified and constructive way to take the FIA’s initiative forward.”

"我們了解這對一些車隊來說是一系列的挑戰，但是我們希望FOTA可以一起合作努力，找出有效的、統一的方法將FIA所倡議的規則施行"。

Williams has always been an advocate of restricting costs, and while he admitted that the teams’ combined efforts to cut spending have been productive, he also believes the need for a budget cap is clearer than ever.

Frank Williams 一直都是預算限制案的擁護者，當他認為所有車隊一起努力削減花費已經得到成效，他也相信對於規定預算上限是比以前還清楚必要的。

“Williams has supported the introduction of a budget cap since the idea was first put forward early in 2008,” he added. “Since then FOTA has made tremendous steps forward on costs but the rationale for a budget cap has also grown even stronger.”

"在2008年預算上限的想法提出來的時候，Williams 就一直支持引進這個方案"，Frank Williams 補充說。"自那之後FOTA在支出控制上跨出了一大步，預算控制也更為健全"。