Racecar designers are sometimes accused of copying others’ ideas, but are they really “copy cats,” or is it a case of “great minds think alike?” Something worth examining, albeit there is evidence on both sides of the argument. In any case, if a designer sees that one of his rivals has produced a great piece of technology, which provides a significant improvement in performance, then he would be foolish to ignore it. The other designer may be somewhat irritated at…
