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Interesting. You could argue that seeing Williams general improvement is an indicator that the cost cap is having some effect but feels like it will take at least 5 years of strict enforcement before the levelling out would be achieved.
Personally I feel that Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari still have too much sway here with engine supply and saleable parts (Haas/Alpha)
What sucks about the cost cap is that all the teams started from where they were in 2020 in terms of facilities, infrastructure, tools, software, etc. James Vowles complained that he is having to spend capEx at Williams on things every other team already has, so he's fighting an uphill battle both trying to get spend to get Williams on the same page AND to improve the car.
He said in a recent interview that capEx needs to be distributed like wind tunnel time for it to be totally fair.
Right, it's going to take time to even out, a long time