Well, maybe you could think of technical violations in F1 the same way you think about fouls in football, or so they are treated in most racing series. They're not nice, but sometimes they're necessary.
That doesn't mean that you are going to escape from the "boos" of the public.
Besides, a technical team that doesn't bend the rules, lacks imagination, or so they say. The true problem resides in bending the rules without breaking them.
In such a highly competitive environment, the ability to read the field (la "cancha") is crucial, don't make mistakes about it. "Tricks and treats" are a fascinating part of the environment and most even seasons are decided by them.
Again, that doesn't mean your technical violations must reach moronic proportions: at least, do NOT copy your opponents blue prints at your local copy shop.
Notice, for example, how different is the treatment for engineers (that normally get a slap on the wrist and a money penalty) from the treatment given to aggresive drivers.
My conclussion: the International Sporting Code is more important than Technical Regulations.
On the other hand, when your engineers (or your football players!) step over the line too many times, you get bad luck. People fix their sights on your behaviour and you get "The Famous Curse of the Techical Infringement"...
