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Codestin Search AppMihiesCodestin Search AppCodestin Search AppEnglishCodestin Search App4·24 hours agoIsn’t the weight limit also about the price and competitiveness - to avoid F1 like scenario when top teams can throw a ton of money into?
Codestin Search Appzaphod@sopuli.xyzCodestin Search AppCodestin Search AppEnglishCodestin Search App3·23 hours agoApparently F1 introduced a cost cap, so that rich teams can’t just throw money at it.
Codestin Search AppMihiesCodestin Search AppCodestin Search AppEnglishCodestin Search App1·21 hours agoCould be, I’m not following it for quite some years, like 15 or so. Though cost cap is something one can workaround, while for weight one can’t not.
Codestin Search AppZagorath@aussie.zoneOPCodestin Search AppCodestin Search AppEnglishCodestin Search App1·24 hours agoHmm, could be. But I’d say the same factors (changes in what materials are available—this time at commercial prices rather than simply physically available—and the difference in weights for different sizes) apply.
Isn’t the weight limit also about the price and competitiveness - to avoid F1 like scenario when top teams can throw a ton of money into?
Apparently F1 introduced a cost cap, so that rich teams can’t just throw money at it.
Could be, I’m not following it for quite some years, like 15 or so. Though cost cap is something one can workaround, while for weight one can’t not.
Hmm, could be. But I’d say the same factors (changes in what materials are available—this time at commercial prices rather than simply physically available—and the difference in weights for different sizes) apply.