Voluntary F1 cap pushed to $59 million (AP)

April 30th, 2009

FIA President Max Mosley arrives to attend an extraordinary meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council In Paris, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The hearing will examine how McLaren lied to race officials when it said Hamilton was not given instructions to let Toyota's Jarno Trulli make an illegal overtaking move while the pair were behind the safety car during the Australian Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Formula One's governing body raised a voluntary budget cap to $59 million Thursday, banned refueling during races and opened the starting grid to an additional three teams from 2010.