[Team] Williams: Do they have a spare tub?

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Originally Posted by P38 in workshop

Which illustrates quite nicely what happens when the designers haven't had the chance to learn about production efficiency while working for the likes of Ralt or Reynard.The discipline of achieving a good outcome while not making the process complicated and expensive hasn't been driven into those who entered the business during the unlimited spending era.

Maybe, but this is Formula One not Indycar or Formula 3000 or Formula 3. Win at any cost, no $135m p/a, is the mantra!

Being cost efficient is for lower categories, in Formula One performance is king.

Williams old style of chassis or Williams aluminium gearbox may have been more cost efficient, but presumably they were inferior in terms of performance to designs found higher up the grid. E.g., Williams aluminium gearbox casing was heavier than rival's carbon-fibre casing.