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The problem is that obviously everyone else isn't as good so may they should simply take their toys home.

Its not about being good, its about the spirit of the regulations and how they're interpreted.

Either the regulations are about freezing development with the exception of improving reliability, or they're about highly restricted development in the pursuit of performance.

Both Renault and Mercedes are absolutely correct. Mercedes is free to squeeze every last drop out of the engine, Renault is right in arguing that the regulations are there to stop development unless you have an absolute dud on your hands. In this case it isn't correct to lambast Renault's point of view.

The only way to stop this is for a total freeze on development after some degree of equalisation, otherwise companies like Mercedes will exploit the regs to hunt for more power. Whether we like it or not the days of having free spending and development on engines are over.