That’s what Ainslie said in a CNBC interview.
Interviewed on CNBC in late October 2014, Ben Ainslie indicated that his America’s Cup challenge has a bigger budget than Oracle Team USA’s. Once again confirming that his budget is £80 million – approximately $128 million – he also said about OTUSA, “I know that their budget next time around is under $100 million.” If the video does not play in your email system, you can see it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfvfPCeLPGA&feature=youtube_gdata_player