A customer team is one who buys their PU from one of the works teams. Not all the teams have the funds, expertise or facilities to develop their own PU’s. The engines must be exactly the same and the works teamA works team, or factory team, is a constructor who builds the entire car, including the PU, in their own... There's more... is not allowed to give themselves an advantage.
The ability of smaller teams to buy their PU’s, so they can focus on the chassisThe chassis in F1 is a monocoque or shell construction that uses an external carbon fibre skin to support most... There's more... and logistics is key to ensuring there is a full field
The field is a reference to the full grid of cars, from pole to the backmarkers. Consider it in the... There's more....