By regulating what you can do on the car though it eliminates a lot of R&D that some of the more cash-strapped teams just could not afford to do. They would always talk about .." well this car Joe Blow is driving was bought from the Roush fleet." Why do you think Roush would sell a competitor a car? Beacuse his millions spent on R&D showed he could build something better. Now they all start with something very similair.
I long for a better world. One in which a chickens motives will not be questioned when mearly crossing the road.