....the 'strategy' that sounds like what they should have been doing all along.
...if they had the money that Audi will infuse them with.
I think we are seeing the start of the changes Audi can bring to the table. Allowing the financial backing to have a closer relationship to the satellite bikes. Because let's face it...having a development squad still costs the factory money. Gresini's "factory" Honda, Tech 3's "factory" M1s... making extra bikes costs a lot of cabbage.