With teams admitting unease in terms of the further standardisation of parts, open-source, whereby teams would make their designs of certain components available to rivals, has been suggested as a viable alternative. The idea appears to be more acceptable than outright standardisation, which some, especially Ferrari, claim compromises the sport's DNA. 'It's quite a new idea and a reasonable amount of chat is going to be needed to turn it from promising concept into a deliverable reality,' admits James Allison, but I think it's worthy of exploring. 'I think it will take a decree of patience because anything that's open source - imagine we're coming up to 2021 - everyone designs up to the...
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