There have been controversies with the way profits are shared amongst the teams.
During the early 1990s, the number of entries was so high that the worst-performing teams had to enter a session, with the fastest cars allowed through to the main qualifying session.
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The race teams take advantage of this by placing this ballast at the extreme bottom of the chassis, thereby locating the centre of gravity as low as possible in order to improve handling and weight transfer.
If a car fails scrutineering, the driver will be excluded from qualifying but will be allowed to start the race from the back of the grid at the race steward's discretion.
It was entered in the , the only front-engined car to compete that year.