Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr (Post 8376181)

The other factor to consider is a F1 team is made up largely of specialists but it needs a few master blender generalist. These master blenders are usually referred to as chief designers and technical directors. As an F1 car is so complicated there are very few master blenders that know what the right blend is, how to blend the different parts, in what order of priority for blending, what quantity of each part to blend, when to stop blending the different parts before mixing, how long to mix the different parts and how late to leave the pouring. People like Ross Brawin, Adrian Newey, Rory Byrne, Gordon Murray can do it, for every special person can do there are at least another few dozen that think they can do it but in reality can't.