[chillibowl]

cant say i like the idea of running last years car.

i wonder though is it not more beneficial for all concerned to let them sit out until their 2017 car is ready (skip the early fly away races)?

surely that would save them more money (or less wasted by adapting an outdated car) and also make for a better story/better start of the season for FOM/FIA/Liberty (thinking back to the animosity that Minardi/Stoddart kicked up to start the 2005 season).

if a special dispensation is to be granted, from a competition standpoint, i would prefer to see them sit rather than see them holding up the rear with a slower 2016 car.