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Originally Posted by wnut
The problem OldTony is there is only one iteration of one engine that is actually capable of winning a GP, the works Mercedes, the rest are just also rans contributing to Mercedes revenue.
That is not racing!
That is the problem!
Currently only a manufacturer has the resources to build the hybrids, so independent suppliers such as Cosworth are impossible.
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Agree with everything you say except the "That is not racing!".
It is
F1 racing, it is how it has been and always will be if F1 is to be the ultimate form of motor sport. It should always be about finding the absolutely fastest way of completing a race distance given a set of specifications and allowance of certain inputs. End of story.
The current "cost cap" limitations discussions are aimed at protecting the franchisor against the demands of some of the franchisees who have been sold a pup. A reversion to the days when F1 was about being able to front up with a suitably specified car, and a suitably qualified driver and then win a spot on the starting grid if you were fast enough would make the whole thing a lot more like real racing.
The problem at present is that in the name of "cost control" we are preventing those teams that have fallen behind from doing the re-design work to allow them to catch up. Tokens should be reserved for arcade games.
The really important people over the years have been the Colombos, Chapmans, Barnards and Neweys not the hissy fit mob who wear helmets.
Which brings us back to the fact that in my (probably not widely held) opinion that the WDC attached to F1 spoils what could be a fantastic constructors championship.
But then I've probably been watching too long.