While all of those points are valid it still changes F1's nature from being at the cutting edge of current technology to ... I'm not sure yet. If it weren't for Ferrari we would be one step away from Lola building all the chassis in my opinion.
They're mainly restricted by the regulations now anyway.
Not sure how much we can really use in modern road cars from this generation. The engines are pretty much the same and the ground effect isn't anything new at all.
It's not strictly true because Ferrari/Mercedes don't have a bottomless pit of money, every single manufacturer will only spend what its worth with perhaps the exception of Red Bull.
If the cap is so aggressive that teams will give up on development by Spain, not that its confirmed but the feeling is a big package there with small upgrades moving forward then the grid is effectively going to be frozen. Absolutely nothing wrong with that but this season is mostly lucky that Ferrari/Red Bull are close, had one or the other smashed it then it's no different to watching the Mercedes dominate at their peak. The field spread at present is closer than I thought it would be but there is still a big difference between top 2, mid pack and rear so really F1 isn't any different now, its just dumbed further down and cheaper for the teams.
Whilst on the subject of change I think after 5 races its fair to make an assessment on the cars themselves at this point in time, I think visually from offboard they are good looking but they look terribly cumbersome at times and then the onboards make them look heavy and actually quite boring to drive. It will be interesting to see them around Monaco, can't help but think we might see a few more wall brushes than normal with the aero parts blocking the drivers view of the wheels.
Certainly enough of a wealth/staff advantage compared to the majority of teams. Clearly their budgets were high enough that they could afford to be disposable in many ways.
They have their own wind tunnels where as most other teams dont etc. That all needed regulating to stop it being a 1/2 horse race every year.
The field spread was always going to happen with new regulations, but i'd say they've all actually done a pretty decent job. It's the closest we've seen in many years.
Yes unfortunately 2 of them seem to have done a better job than most, but from Red bull and Ferrari backwards you can't say who will be the next fastest team yet.
Mclaren might ace it, Mercedes might get their act together, Alpine look pretty tasty on certain tracks. Even Albon is getting into the points quite regularly. It's unpredictable which is great.
Next year teams will be even closer to the front, by 2024 we could have all teams fighting for race wins which would be awesome IMO.