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Old 2 Jun 2018, 10:54 (Ref:3826188)   #40
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RW, you're forgetting something else.

Won't those privateers just be stuck in the position Red Bull was? That is, you can have great aero, and it may work for qualifying, and if you can stay out front in the race. However, how do you actually pass anyone with a noticeable straight-line deficit? Heck, when you had the differences in power levels that were seen in the '80s, the front-running turbo cars could just blow by the less powerful cars going past the pits at Monaco.
I wouldn't think so. Red bull was playing to the same rulebook as the manufacturer teams. My idea is that they would be playing to a totally separate rulebook as far as what is allowed. They would have a huge advantage in cornering speed because the manufacturers wouldn't be allowed as much development or freedom in aero. The gaps coming out of the corners would be different than they are now, making the racing different.
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