Quote Originally Posted by Westly View Post
Good teams are good, not because of their aero but because of their management, which is why I didn't believe the Aero rules needed to change. Aero was just another feather in their cap, but isn't worth 100s of points like some people believe.
Driver Training, Reliability, Preparation and statics are now even more important with these rules, with Technical Performance Potential between different concepts becoming even closer. With the aforementioned now in my mind worth more than technical development, now even more-so.
AMEN! Stupid Aero discussion...

GFR had an average laptime difference of 5.5 seconds in endurance at FSG, and almost 3 seconds in autocross. I am pretty confident that when you removed the wings from that car and let them do some setup changes and driver training for a week or so, they would still be fastest, albeit with a smaller difference. Consequently, I truly believe that the huge performance gap between top and not-so-top teams is not a single feature on the car but the overall concept and how good the team understands this concept.