It's been said that the Mercedes Silverstone update in 2021 was worth 0.3 tenths per lap and cost less than a million dollars. So net, every bit of extra spending certainly can lead to meaningful improvements. Which have broad implications for both last year and this year's cars' development race.
Given the cloud already over last year's ending, if there is another any outage found, the FIA's credibility is going to come into (further) question if they can't fundamentally restore trust in the sport.
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