Back to the old days - excpet that the freedom to innovate isn't there any more.
It was that which allowed the small teams like Lotus, Maclaren and Williams to grow and become dominant. If there's no room for original thinking, it's just a matter of who can put the most engineers on the payroll.
Posted By: Higher Wrather on November 4th 2009 at 08:35:05
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- Toyota leave F1 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 08:16:49
- so F1 looks like it's going back to being a competition just between racing teams (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 08:27:22
- Back to the old days - excpet that the freedom to innovate isn't there any more. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Nov 4, 08:35:05
- although they are still supposed to be implementing a budget cap (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 09:53:48
- the withdrawal of all these big teams does vindicate Mosley's drive for cost reductions (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:56:56
- indeed, though i'd like to see many (some? i dunno enough about them) of the technical (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:03:51
- "The government of France owns 15.7 per cent of the company." (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:18:04
- (wonder how long Renault will stick with it by the way... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:58:21
- Merc are talking about buying a large stake in various teams, Brawn being the most public (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Nov 4, 10:06:19
- oh right. would that stop them providing engines for a major rival (ie Maclaren?) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:14:39
- Mercedes already have a big stake in McLaren, so i guess they don't see it as a problem (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:18:32
- oh right. would that stop them providing engines for a major rival (ie Maclaren?) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 10:14:39
- Merc are talking about buying a large stake in various teams, Brawn being the most public (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Nov 4, 10:06:19
- indeed, though i'd like to see many (some? i dunno enough about them) of the technical (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 10:03:51
- the withdrawal of all these big teams does vindicate Mosley's drive for cost reductions (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 09:56:56
- although they are still supposed to be implementing a budget cap (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 09:53:48
- Back to the old days - excpet that the freedom to innovate isn't there any more. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Nov 4, 08:35:05
- so F1 looks like it's going back to being a competition just between racing teams (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 08:27:22
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