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Originally Posted by alxtheoreo
Does anyone think that Ford or Toyota will hop in with these regulations?
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Only if Honda is successful relatively quickly. If Honda can't make it work they won't bother. Caterham and Marussia are starting their FIFTH season and still haven't scored a single point, zero top ten finishes. Cosworth tried for four seasons with no notable results. It is very difficult to be successful and if you can't be successful there's no point in spending the money.
Who would their top teams be? The top five teams are pretty tied up with the current manufacturers, Mclaren is partnering with Honda, that would leave Williams, Sauber, maybe Force India and Lotus capable of delivering results to those manufacturers, it's not promising.
Even if Honda is successful another manufacturer would be behind the ball on these regulations and likely wouldn't catch up until another major revision, they would probably wait for the next big change that puts everyone back to square one (different displacement, elimination of current KERS, etc.)
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Going back to your question about engines, the teams can make changes outside the block, the ECU, fueling, intake, exhaust and I'm sure some other components are modified throughout the season, they can make improvements to their power output over the season.
Edit 2: when dafuq did Boullier move to Mclaren? I missed that memo, Grosjean in a Mclaren when Button retires? And what's up with Enstone putting 'businessmen' in charge of their racing team? Fernandes to follow in the footsteps of Briatore...