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> Such things are illegal now because if they were not the sport would be dead within five years.

It's already dead. Might as well have the testing.



Grand Prix racing is not dead. Don't hyperbolise.


Well then, how would it be dead in 5 years? That sounds every bit as hyperbolic.


Because only a small set of teams would be able to afford the testing, and you'd end up with a tiny starting grid with only a few cars. It'd be crap.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_Grand_Prix...

It's not been interesting for a while. There may be > 10 cars, but there's very few that actually make it to a win, and there's been only one that's mattered each year for almost a decade.


The question I guess is how much less exciting would the race be if it was only the 4 cars that might win racing compared to today where there are those 4 cars + 14 others.




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