Real racers and real race fans know that what happens on track is only a portion of the race. I remember doing a pit walk at an F1 race and overhearing a girl being giddy about the pit wall seat that a particular engineer uses (and no, not because he was hot.) A true movie fan is aware of the music, of the different camera angles used, the pacing of the dialogue. If all the new movies are pablum that fan will search out the independent films. This season I will probably spend more time up the street and the dirt track and some club races. Also, budget caps are worthless. These teams are in business. They will spend whatever the value of the championship is worth to them. The value of the championship is a lot more to a team like Mercedes or Ferrari than a team like Haas. If it's worth 200 million to Ferrari but only 20 million to Haas and you put a budget cap of 150 million Haas isn't going to suddenly spend 130 million more because now they can complete with Ferrari. Nor will Ferrari spend 50 million less if they see the value. They will find a way to allocate resources accordingly if need be. It's like if you have to go buy a new sound system. You could get something that plays music for as low a $10 or you could spend easily more than $10,000 for an audiophile system. You will spend what it's worth to you, not a penny more, and probably not a penny less unless you can get what you want for less. If Ferrari is running away with the championship at 150 million, great. If it's too close they will find a way to spend up to an extra 50. The same is for every team on any grid.
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