LOL. I was implying the companies attitude is adverse to change or conservative. I think I am fair to say this as history has shown this with Ferrari. We will have to wait at least 3 years for Ferrari to truly be competitive again when all other teams/designers have done the thinking and they can put it all together by copying this and that from others. I'm still struggling to understand what happened at Renault because they are usually on to it ... Pete
I don't know what will happen with the engine but the chassis will be on it next year. Last season Martin Brundle said, in the paddock James Allison is considered the only individual in F1 that compares to Newey (without Byrne present). Rest are all talented groups of well lead engineers. We saw what he did at Lotus with a small team and limited funding. Renault by their own admission started at least a year late on the current power unit. They also had limited KERS experience till now per Red Bull. Sent from my XT1053 using Tapatalk 2
I think that you´re overestimating the "corporate culture" thing. The designers, the team leaders and the circumnstances of each team are constantly changing. Trying to extrapolate past circumnstances into the current situation is too simplistic. For example, the Ferrari has some uncommon features for today´s F1 cars, like the front nose, front suspension, oil tank in the gearbox case and some of the engine packaging. Does it work? Hell, no, quite often newer is not better. Also, Renault were first in F1 Turbos, but it seems they were not the best with them and they were quickly surpassed by other manufacturers that started later. They only have won (and a lot!) with NA engines. So by your logic they should suck in modern turbo F1.
