But it will shun any plan if it looks like cutting Scotland's money or undermining the Barnett formula which settles budget changes.
"The biggest hurdles are proving myself in every formula and also the budget, because motor sport is very expensive, " she told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
The Treasury uses the contested Barnett formula to work out the size of the Welsh government's budget, but the Welsh government says it is shortchanged by the formula.
For that reason, my budget will propose a new formula for funding schools that gives extra support to those that are growing.
The payment formula came to be as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and has never been corrected permanently by Congress.
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Robertson had underwritten the Formula Ford programme but, to maintain that momentum and perception, a top Formula 3 drive was needed next - and the budget didn't quite stretch.
What is clear, however, is that the taxpayer will be on the hook for at least a quarter of the International Seabed Authority's annual operating budget, our tithe under the UN formula.
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Critics have long argued the funding formula - which sets the size of the assembly's budget based on Wales' population - does not meet Wales' needs.
While some may get more or less than in previous years - or would argue that the formula should be changed - broadly speaking this year's budget can be described as a standstill budget.
There are also two (or more) sides to the debate on the Barnett formula, which effectively decides changes in the Welsh Government's budget.
But there was not necessarily a ready budget for a second year of F3 or a season of Formula 3000, the final step on the ladder before F1.
Budget constraints: A Resource Restriction Agreement caps spending on racing operations for all Formula One teams, making efficiency and operational improvements imperative.
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