Although Alpine arrived at Silverstone with a major sidepod and floor redesign, Fernando Alonso says there has definitely been a change to how teams bring updates as a result of the budget cap.

This season the Formula 1 teams are all operating under a $140m budget cap, one that has those with bigger budgets complaining.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has been one of the more vocal in calling for an increase, warning that some teams may not make it to the final few races or that one skipped update could decide the championship.

1996 World Champion Damon Hill reckons the cap has put a stop to the traditional early-season development war that used to rage from the Spanish Grand Prix through to Italy with a few minor upgrades coming after that.

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