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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks
What's the problem with that?
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Well, one of the problems with that is that between 2014 and something like 2016 engine development was nearly banned. Somehow, most teams and factories agreed in advance to adopt such rules for 2014 season and later. I always thought it was a stupid idea, but everyone else thought this was going to somehow save the costs (NOT, 2014 and later customer engines became F1s most expensive in history). What happened next is that Mercedes clearly over-invested in its 2014 engine, but after that no one could fight back. It was only starting with 2017 and later, when the rules were loosened, that teams like Ferrari or Red Bull started challenging the silver arrows on a regular basis.