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Originally Posted by neiltb
I can see teams "offloading" developement work to 3rd parties (more than they do already eg brakes). If these companies have a vested interest, they could get some space on the car to show their name.
How would you police that? I could sponsor your team with payment in kind and you get another dozen phantom employees.
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With regard to 3rd party suppliers:
That is how it used to be ages ago. Before commercial sponsors, the only stickers you might see on an F1 car were those of suppliers with a direct interest, i.e. those of the oil/petrol company, spark plugs, brakes, gearboxes etc.
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