So if you don't have massive amounts of engineers and test equipment to invent / develop new things that give you a performance boost for one year then you don'

So if you don't have massive amounts of engineers and test equipment to invent / develop new things that give you a performance boost for one year then you don't have a chance of winning. Doesn't seem like a very clever way to cut costs to me... Well, maybe it does cut costs, but it also prevents any small team from ever winning.