Good obsrvations!
Not a knock, but don't kid yourself, they are also hiding things. With issues involving finding a true base line which has been accomplished I'm led to believe.
They have had the perfect reason to fall off the radar in that respect. I would be worried about falling into that trap. Best to see what happens in the final practices, and the start of the season. It's best all around to just wait and see what happens in the first few races