Big Tea wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:22 pm
AR3-GP wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:19 pm
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:16 pm
Yes, but the regulations don't take account of knowledge learned within such structures. Why? Because it's almost impossible to do so. If RBT Ltd use time in their wind tunnel on the AT, then that knowledge is available for the RB car too.
Well, if Eric Blandin learns the ins and outs of aero at Mercedes, then that knowledge is available for AMR
As I said earlier, if he puts it into a book and publishes, it is available to anyone with the book.
Are there ways only selected recipients can receive the book and still be legal? You first have to know of its existence to seek it out.
My point is that when it comes down to it, you can't actually stop what is being described, nor do I think it makes sense to try to. To use RB as an example, there's nothing stopping an employee from working at RB for 6 months, then taking everything they know to a job at AT down the road. Ferrari had a lot of people go to Haas.
There's a free flow of IP that you will never be able to stop. Otherwise you might as well say you aren't allowed to employ anyone with previous F1 experience
j_ah_f's issue that keeps being brought up is, "why does RB get to use people who know things about AT, to work on RB things". When it comes down to it, RB could hire these people on short term contracts from AT to do the same thing, much like many teams already do amongst one another.
A lion must kill its prey.