So you are not opposed to sitting down to watch something if you already know the outcome? If advancement in technology is the only thing seperating a good, and bad team, then the guy with the most gold wins every time.
even though I agree that it should not only be about the car. (I think it should be even driver, car and team), the reality is that more money can just as easily buy better engineers, mechanics, parts and drivers. there will always be unknowns, and more money (and good decisions) will almost always help.