Where previous Formula 1 power battles have been all about egos and controls, the latest skirmish between leading teams, the FIA and Formula One Management revolves around nothing other than unadulterated financial power.
He who controls F1 benefits commercially, as FOM CEO Bernie Ecclestone's billionaire status proves. And Sergio Marchionne's Ferrari could do with just such an income.
That need for cashflow helps explain much about Ferrari's recent modus operandi - both within and without F1, such as the spin-off of the brand from majority parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on January 3 2016.