some of our forum members blow that horn all time:see it copy it and hope for the best ...
I think the whole racing business and a lot of others is going like this.If you can grab an idea from someone else why bother and make up your own mind about a
solution to the task....
To me this is really a mystery in a world of specialists and claims of being the best of the best and all they do is look over the fence and copy what the quickest have come up with.
Brawn is stating bemused that with the information available now he would decide differntly on certain key aspects of the car...in terms of fueltank layout -height /length, wheelbase,exhaust configuration..
Come on he could have read all this already last year in this very forum about the w01 ,right?
Why not build a true Muletto LAST year and make a true evaluation on things like wheelbase ,cofG height influence,etc in those end of season tests with a non homologated car?
I think these guys really look too much into their laptops instead of making up their minds before commiting to something they are stuck with for the full season.If I´m not sure about a decision .I have to go to the ground of the reasons for or against and an honest questioning of your approach.
Look at RedBull they compromised their KerS for AERO and layout of the car.They had trouble all year with it ..but hey they were in position to win each race so far.That seems to be a good and honest decision making process in place and compromise where you can afford to sacrifice instead of compromise key areas of performance to realise a brainchild of a ultrashort wheelbase.....my 2 cents.
But then I still don´t think it´s the car or its design that is at fault.