Continuing a discussion that Besoeker and me started elsewhere, where I pointed out the fact that F1 is so predictable, and only the most wealthy teams had any chance of finishing in the top three, barring accidents and breakdowns.
Sure, the same technical rules apply to all teams, but the use and availability of testing facilities and tracks does not apply to all the teams. In fact many of the lesser teams are running second hand engines when the bigger teams have developed new ones…