Sadly,we appear close to the end stage of an organisation that has spawned a culture of nobody taking initiatives.It seems universal that the jobsworth approach is so embedded in Formula One that a veteran mechanic or two talking to an engineer couldn't devise and implement a couple of quick and dirty fixes.The lack of testing and the corporate culture mitigate against such things.The alternative?Carry on tumbling down the grid with extensive documentation of all the under performing parts and the processes that led to their place in the cars.Given the life of car components and the truth that it takes as long to make uncompetitive parts as it does to make good parts,it needn't take forever to make something new.All it takes is somebody with a clue and there are numerous people with impressive job titles who should have a clue.
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