Jolle wrote: ↑23 Aug 2021, 11:03
SiLo wrote: ↑23 Aug 2021, 10:45
BassVirolla wrote: ↑23 Aug 2021, 09:54
With spending caps in place for '21 and '22 there's no worries in keeping developing until last day of season.
All you are doing, including man hours, are allocated at 2021 spending cap.
2022 development is probably
also at full steam, but only taking from the spending allowed for next year.
Edit: Saying in other words: More than probably, the big teams still have far more resources than what they could use under only one year spending cap.
I thought the spending cap was already in place?
It is and it doesn’t differentiate if you’re working on this years car, next year or 2023. It’s what you spend in a season. You can’t “use” 2022 money in 2021 or something.
Then, the development of the 2022 car can theoretically only start in 01/01/2022?
Or are you stating that the 2022 car is developed with 2021 money, and the 2023 car will start its development with the remainings of 2022 money?
I think it will be much easier to do a effective surveillance of the cap taking it by "projects" (as cars and effective seasons, more than "calendar" seasons).
I don't know how the cap is policed, nevertheless... I only try to understand, I'm not undermining any other opinion or fact.
And probably I'm strolling off topic...