Budget restrictions in the early 2000′s made the FIA does not directly, but by limiting the technology. Some things have been done by giving the FIA is technically stricter rules to automobile specifications. Examples are the restrictions on the use of engines in the 2004 season. With the rule that the engine should be used for the entire string of events, ranging free-practice on Friday to the race on Sunday, there are expected savings for each shopping engine team than before there is a rule in which each team may replace the engine whenever they want. This rule was tightened in the following season became one engine for two consecutive races, and even tightened again in season 2009 to eight engines for 17 races. Some other rules are applied with a similar goal, saving operational costs such as restrictions on engine specifications with very tight in the hope of saving the cost of research and development.
Several attempts over the FIA failed miserably because it absolutely does not reduce the operational cost of the F1 team. What happens is that operating costs have increased because every team is always anticipate every new rule with the research and development in order to remain competitive in the competition. Rules engine for two consecutive races for example, although the team saves the cost of purchasing the engine, but the prices have increased significantly because in it there is the cost of research, development, and testing of new engines to increase the reliability of his aliases is more durable in use without reducing performance.
Similar conditions also occur in tightening the rules engine specifications (with rules regarding the weight, low center of gravity location, limitations of materials, dimensions and distance of the cylinder) in season 2006. In the season also, the dimensions of a 2400 cc engine diminished from the previous V8 3000 cc V10. These new rules do seem to cut operating costs due to the smaller engine and development opportunities so limited, but in fact each team just added to the budget for R & D was to remain in the competition can exist.