Quote Originally Posted by F1boat
I do not agree with your comments about Brawn. Barrichello mentioned that the atmosphere in the smaller team is better, not to mention that Ross used Mercedes engines. About the grey area, it is good for F1 teams to be smart and need I remind you that Williams and Toyota also benefited from this, however, they were unable to stay in front of RBR, Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes. However I agree that the constant rule changes are not good for the sport and hopefully after 2010 at least for 10 years there will be no more changes. About the quality of new teams, let's wait to see what happens. They might be good, if not, people will start cheering for the underdogs again
So how good would the Brawn have been had Honda not been behind its development throughout late 2007 and 2008? The car that won the championship in my view is one of the most expensive, if not THE most expensively developed F1 car in history, designed by a team under Honda control and management with access to their R and D. Lets blow away the fairy tale crap here, Brawn winning is not so far different to McLaren or Ferrari winning, big manufacturer money getting big points is the name of the game here.

As for Toyota, there are big reasons for them to leave, their lack of performance being only one small one.

Will the makers be missed? I think they will, they bring a lot of money and sponsorship to the sport as well as raising its profile with F1 being used in advertising a lot. When they leave, they will take a lot of that with them. Not only that but the FIA will be able to rule F1 unopposed by powerful lobby groups, small independent teams struggling for survival can be bought off, makers are harder.