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Old 23 Jan 2019, 10:36 (Ref:3877879)   #10
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grantp should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridgrantp should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridgrantp should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
Presumably things start to get really tricky when the argument "there are no original [name a primary component of an engine] available any more" is true (or is accepted as true because it is becoming close to true) leaving the only options as
  1. Allow parts manufactured with new specifications
  2. Disallow new parts and watch that engine fade from the scene
  3. See what other ideas people may have to somehow refurbish old original components that might still be acceptably reliable running at original levels of performance.
However, policing that might require the introduction of sealed engines and economies of scale requirements for reasons of costs as well as consistency that are unacceptable to most of the competitors.

How long would such interests last?

20 years? Less?

What would happen to development if, for example, fuel options and levels of supply changed significantly in the next decade?

Are there any other simply applied constraints that could be deployed to curtail and perhaps reverse some of the most extreme developments?
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