Why doesn't F1 invest all the teams money into one reaserch project for a standard racing car?

Question

Imagine the posibilities!

Answer 1

The difficulty with that is the same as the difficulty with communism, it means bureaucrats decide what is best, not results. While it has economic advantages, the problem really comes down to trust. When you consider that these teams turn over hundreds of millions of dollars each year, you can see that each would want an edge over their competitors, which automatically starts distrust.

Answer 2

That would be A1. Their cars are the same. The different teams represent different countries.

Answer 3

I think the fact that some teams have smaller budgets forces them to be more creative in trying to catch up with the faster teams.

Answer 4

Because thats not the essence of Formula One... the whole point of F1 is that teams build their own cars...

However, in order to attract more teams to the sport... I have mentioned this before... but I feel the FIA should do a deal with chassis builders like Dallara, Lola, Panoz, to build entry-level F1 cars, that can be kitted out with the engines and development programs of the teams own desire... This would attract teams who might not (yet) have the propensity to build their own car at the time... development and other aspects would be down to them.... hopefully this would show that they aren't customer style teams...

Answer 5

thats a game, not a company....... stiff competition.all have to compete in all segments.suppose a team wins a race(ferrari for eg),, means that ferrari have better tech, drivers.

Answer 6

They call that NASCAR.  F1 is a race between drivers AND a race between constructors.

Answer 7

F1 is all about making money for your car brand (BMW, Ferrari, Renault) and one standard car would not the coffers fill. I like the idea though, the really talented drivers would show up.