Admittedly, attempting to reign in teams’ efforts to alter what is basically a spec car comes at a cost, particularly in unwelcome headlines and media focus on issues other than competition.
Not issuing those penalties, however, also comes at a cost – to teams, which is a big reason why the Next Gen car was developed in the first place.
“It’s essential that we keep the business model around Next Gen at an equitable level. If we don’t do that, then we’re all going to be right back to where we were with the Gen-6 model and that wasn’t a sustainable business model, as we all …