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Originally Posted by Deschodt
What bothers me is that it's such a simple fix.... Let the manufacturers test. Period, Done. Good for young drivers, for sponsors, spectators, the show (eventually). $ wise it's false economy to restrict it, they have the $ (check out MacLaren's HQ!) and will spend it on CFD or sims instead. If you wanna restrict it to engine testing, fine, use old chassis.... But they must test so that we have at least a shot a engine parity....
Yes Mercedes did a better job and deserved a WC, they will even get 2.... But witht he current token system, it'll take a cluster**** on their side and 5 years for Renault, Honda and Ferrari (who did a better job) to equal them. I know Ferrari is closer, but I get the feeling Mercedes is just playing with them.
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I think we can agree on the engine token system, however, I wouldn't re-instate testing. Sure, the bigger teams use the money on CFD and sims, but I think the returns / $ spent is much smaller on lab work than testing. Re-introducing testing will just widen the gap between the bigger and smaller teams.