Just to add a bit to this, as far as I understand, they didn't want the Max to be certified as something other than a normal 737, not because of certifying the

Just to add a bit to this, as far as I understand, they didn't want the Max to be certified as something other than a normal 737, not because of certifying the aircraft, but because it would also mean all pilots would need additional training or even new type ratings to fly it. Though, adding the MCAS, which in certain circumstances overrides the pilots instructions, should most certainly have triggered new training for the pilots for those situations, at the very least.