I bet they wouldnt be saying that if they were leading the constructors and/or drivers championships this year.
If £40m is not enough for them to design their car...I wonder what it actually costs them? Holy hell.
TBH, why not just have an unlimited budget, but have an incremental affect on constructors points at the end of the season. For instance, if a team built a car for under £40m, they would have a constructors multiplier of x1 (i.e. as they are). If another team built a car for £50m, they might get a multiplier of x0.9 (i.e. 100 points x 0.9 = 90points).
This would allow budgets of whatever, but provide an incentive for designing at a lower cost to get maximum points out of the constructors, because, afterall, the constructors is a reflection of the design and build of the car, team effort, reliability, etc etc.
If £40m is not enough for them to design their car...I wonder what it actually costs them? Holy hell.
TBH, why not just have an unlimited budget, but have an incremental affect on constructors points at the end of the season. For instance, if a team built a car for under £40m, they would have a constructors multiplier of x1 (i.e. as they are). If another team built a car for £50m, they might get a multiplier of x0.9 (i.e. 100 points x 0.9 = 90points).
This would allow budgets of whatever, but provide an incentive for designing at a lower cost to get maximum points out of the constructors, because, afterall, the constructors is a reflection of the design and build of the car, team effort, reliability, etc etc.