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Old 10 Oct 2019, 06:45 (Ref:3933055)   #43
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Originally Posted by TF110 View Post
Yeah, we should just assume Toyota will win every race even though they weigh 100+kg more than the others. You make it seem like they only win because of their hybrid, which will be restricted further at China. They don't execute at anything else? The privateers don't falter at all?
They win because they built the best car, with the best technology, have the most resources, the best team, and are immune from half of the pit stop regulations.

You say Rebellion were slower because they expected colder temps etc, etc. You're right. And why are Rebellion worse than Toyota? Because they don't have the resources to pull things off like Toyota do. They'll make more intelligence and race craft mistakes than Toyota, Porsche, Peugeot and Audi do/did. The manufacturers throw money and resources at this, whilst privateers can't.

You're right. Privateers aren't executing as well. But expecting Rebellion, who can't afford to run a second car, to execute as well as, quite literally, the largest car company in the world, is an *insane* thing to expect.

We've tried not jumping to conclusions for 2 years now. Adding weight doesn't offset engineering resources, hybrid boost and pit stop regulations. Toyota might "only" be 1-2 seconds quicker a lap, but the quality difference required to do achieve that is insane. Toyota are THAT good.
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