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Originally Posted by JacobP
I thought the whole point of going with a single chassis design was to reduce the costs. Developing a chassis for just two-three teams should be a lot more expensive instead of spreading the cost over +10 teams. If the teams aren't happy with the spares costs, then they have missed something during the negotiation process. Speaking of spare parts, I am sure the teams with manufacturing capability can build and install their spare parts. It's not a Dallara is checking what going inside every car for each race?
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You would have thought but that's not the case. The cost of the chassis is much more than originally estimated. Buying spare parts solely from Dallara was part of the deal struck by the IRL, when they chose Dallara as the chassis constructor for the series. You could say more fool the teams for blindly accepting the IRL's decision and not scrutinising the deal thoroughly.