F1 engineers better than the drivers

[robinessex]

F1 engineers better than the drivers

Rob Watts: "If your budget was slashed, would you rather invest in a world-class engineering team or a world-class driver?"

Toto Wolff "I would invest in a world-class engineering team, because the best drivers make a difference of a few tenths but world-class engineers can make more."

So shouldn't these engineers be getting racing car driver salaries then?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38999089

[robinessex]

Give the driver a st car and ???? Ask Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso !

[robinessex]

hondansx said:

robinessex said:

So shouldn't these engineers be getting racing car driver salaries then?

Surely you already know the answer to this.

Could engineers do perform without a state-of-the-art wind tunnel, or super computer? If not, why doesn't the guy who pours the concrete for the tunnel not get paid £14m a year?

Oh, great reply! A mechanic couldn't do up a nut without a spanner. It's the brain power you're paying for.