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Old 28 Jun 2017, 00:57 (Ref:3747499)   #7894
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Originally Posted by Scorchess View Post
Exactly my point. The writer wants to make it look like the board will say no anyway. There is zero indication of that. If that's true, why did they join in the first place? Do they believe hybrid technology is fully developed? Is the author saying Porsche would have also pulled out if the previous 2018 rules of adding another hybrid system would have been implemented? There's just no logic here.

In fact, it is proven that they are amendable to scaling down the operation (from three cars to two). The money that is spent is clearly an issue. That's the point of agreeing with Toyota to not change chassis for another two years and the cost reductions in the new regulations. The plug-in stuff is the new way of development, which is both relevant and a lot cheaper than adding another hybrid system.
You seem incapable of understanding the difference between amount of money in cash and the justification of the budget. They could not justify a budget for 3 cars in terms of the return so they get 2 cars. If they could justify improving the hybrid system there would be more money available for that task. There was no return on building a new chassis and if you want to show a great return on the investment, keep those cars around longer. There is a HUGE difference between the amount of money spent and the return on that amount and boards usually care much more about the return than the actual cash. Plus Porsche as the piece of VAG brings in cash as fast as they can print it so actual amount of cash is not even close to a concern for them.
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