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Formula 1 teams are like startups because they also have a "limited budget"? Perhaps only in the sense that the amount of money available to them is finite, but c'mon. Toyota spent $445m on their F1 team in 2008.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/09/22/toyota-has-biggest-f1-...

Even so, that book would still be an interesting read.

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In the 2010 season it looks like some new teams will be having a lot more of the startup dynamic, take Lotus, Campos, US F1 or Virgin Racing, because they're up against teams with big budgets like McLaren and Ferrari and they will have to find ways to win that are different. For example, US F1 does not have a wind tunnel, they've chosen to skip it and use CFD techniques instead.

Regarding the book list, nah...

In the past teams spent a varied amount of money but each did have an allocated budget.

For the 2010 season there is a budget cap in place at ~$65MM.

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